Given name
Wenona
“firstborn daughter”
In English use, Wenona has a related form in Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Wenona has a related form in Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Wenona has a related form in Winona. An origin associated with Winona is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wenona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,168
- 0 boys · 1,168 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 696 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wenona’s family of names
In English usage, Wenona has a related form in Winona.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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