Wynona
Wynona was the 2820th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 705th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,639 places. More babies were named Wynona in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,820 girls, up 1,931 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193097 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,836babies recorded
Wynona popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,820 | 61 |
| 2020 | #4,751 | 28 |
| 2010 | #13,389 | 8 |
| 2000 | #9,143 | 11 |
| 1990 | #8,481 | 10 |
| 1980 | #9,078 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,575 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,884 | 37 |
| 1950 | #1,323 | 49 |
| 1940 | #977 | 54 |
| 1930 | #705 | 97 |
| 1920 | #920 | 63 |
| 1910 | #1,768 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Wynona, counting every spelling?
Wynona is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,461 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,820 for Wynona on its own. Together these spellings went to 130 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynona | 61 | #2,820 | 273 |
| Wynonna | 63 | #2,750 | 269 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Wynona?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wynona (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Wynona born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wynona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wynona?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Wynona are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 25 and 77. That makes Wynona a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Wynona by state
How common Wynona was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wynona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wynona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wynona
How popular is the name Wynona?
Wynona was the 2820th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 705th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,639 places. More babies were named Wynona in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Wynona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Wynona in the US.
Where is Wynona most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wynona was most common in Oklahoma (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Florida.