Given name
Winonah
“firstborn daughter”
Winonah is a variant of Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Winonah is a variant of Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Winonah is a variant of 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 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winonah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 0 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 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 7 in 1917. 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.
Winonah’s family of names
Winonah has a related form in Winona.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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