Given name

Winette

“one who is peaceful”

Winette is a variant of Winetta. One American interpretation is “one who is peaceful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Winette is a variant of Winetta. One American interpretation is “one who is peaceful.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Winette is a variant of Winetta. An origin associated with Winetta is American.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Winette through the years

Babies since 1880
22
0 boys · 22 girls
Most popular year
1952
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Winette in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1952–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Winette’s family of names

Winette has a related form in Winetta.

Walk Winette’s family in the name graph

WinetteWynetteWinettaWinnette

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

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.

Similar names

If you love Winette, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Janette

“God is gracious”

25RareEasing

>99% girls

Nature

Ilene

“the light-bearer; from the green meadow”

22RareSteady

>99% girls

German · Literary

Wanda

“a wanderer”

22RareRising

>99% girls

French

Yvonne

“a young archer”

38RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Lynnette

“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”

21RareEasing

>99% girls

Nature

Rosette

“horse” · “fame”

21RareRising fast

>99% girls

 

Eilene

“a birdlike woman”

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Latin

Lucette

Lucette is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Norman.

16Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Winette’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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