Given name & surname
Winna
“a beloved friend”
Winna is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 108
- 0 boys · 108 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 12 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 7 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 165 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.
Winna’s family of names
Winna has a related form in Wina. Winna has a related form in Winah. Winna has a related form in Winnah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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