Given name
Winola
“gracious and charming friend”
Winola is used as a given name. One German interpretation is “gracious and charming friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “gracious and charming friend.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 0 boys · 113 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,138 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,138 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1934. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 103 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.
Winola’s family of names
Winola has a related form in Winolah. Winola has a related form in Winolla. Winola has a related form in Winollah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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