Given name
Winonna
“firstborn daughter”
Winonna is a variant of Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Winonna is a variant of Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Winonna 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 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winonna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 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 5 in 2024. 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.
Winonna’s family of names
Winonna has a related form in Winona.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.