as a First Name
Mainly North American: from a Sioux girl's name, said to be reserved normally for a first-born daughter. The American film star Winona Ryder (b. 1971 as Winona Horowitz) was named after her place of birth, Winona, Minnesota.
| 2,340th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,748
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Winona per capita
- 1924
- marked the height of its popularity
100%
0%
81%
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15%
30-54
30-54
2%
13-29
13-29
1%
0-12
0-12
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