Given name
Wina
“a beloved friend”
Wina is a variant of Winna. One African interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wina is a variant of Winna. One African interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wina is a variant of Winna. An origin associated with Winna is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 0 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 7 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 6 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 152 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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