Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Wynonna

Meaning Spelling variant of Winona Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,750 Trend ↑ Rising 95%

Spelling variant of Winona.

Rank 2025
#2,750
among girls · ↓116 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Wynonna · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,512
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
67 babies
All-time total
532
#11,397 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Wynonna popularity over time

532 babies have been named Wynonna since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s 11 1 – #10,880
1990s 113 11 +927% #4,098
2000s 17 2 -85% #9,144
2010s 77 8 +353% #4,432
2020s (to 2025) 314 52 +580% #2,634

Where Wynonna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 72 0.04 outside top 500
2027 81 0.05 outside top 500
2028 90 0.06 outside top 500
2029 98 0.06 outside top 500
2030 105 0.07 outside top 500

The story of Wynonna

Wynonna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,750 in 2025 with 63 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 532 American babies have been named Wynonna. Its peak came in 2024, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Wynonna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Wynonna?

The median living Wynonna is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 25. An estimated 500 people named Wynonna are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Wynonna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 63 #2,750
2024 67 #2,634
2023 56 #3,013
2022 53 #3,122
2021 30 #4,603
2020 45 #3,447
2019 32 #4,432
2018 20 #6,231
2017 20 #6,279
2016 5 #18,729
2015 – –
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2004 6 #16,021
2003 – –
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2000 11 #9,144
1995 11 #8,064
1990 – –
1985 5 #12,467
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Famous people named Wynonna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Wynonna Judd Wynonna Judd American country singer (born 1964) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Wynonna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Wynonna?

The median living Wynonna is about 4 years old. Half of all living Wynonnas are between 2 and 25 years old.

How many people named Wynonna are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Wynonna are alive in the United States, based on 532 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Wynonna mean?

Spelling variant of Winona.

How popular is the name Wynonna in 2025?

Wynonna ranked #2,750 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 63 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Wynonna?

532 babies have been named Wynonna in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Wynonna most popular?

Wynonna peaked in 2024, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Wynonna a boy or girl name?

Wynonna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Wynonna rising or falling?

Wynonna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Wynonna become more popular?

Wynonna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 105 girls named Wynonna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Wynonna?

Well-known people named Wynonna include Wynonna Judd (singer).

Names like Wynonna

Names that sound and feel close to Wynonna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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