Winston
- Last seen for girls in 2024 at #10,271
- #381 for boys in 2025, 830 births
- Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1941 · 542 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 32,794since 1880
Winston over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Winston has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #381 | 830 | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #404 | 799 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #397 | 798 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #420 | 761 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #408 | 762 |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | #408 | 726 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #371 | 860 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #404 | 790 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #405 | 782 |
| 2016 | — | #471 | 649 | |
| 2015 | — | #523 | 551 | |
| 2014 | — | #537 | 518 | |
| 2013 | — | #623 | 394 | |
| 2012 | — | #614 | 399 | |
| 2011 | — | #744 | 305 | |
| 2010 | — | #878 | 238 | |
| 2009 | — | #816 | 270 | |
| 2008 | — | #812 | 270 | |
| 2007 | — | #868 | 239 | |
| 2006 | — | #877 | 225 | |
| 2005 | — | #794 | 244 | |
| 2004 | — | #827 | 215 | |
| 2003 | — | #873 | 196 | |
| 2002 | — | #790 | 218 | |
| 2001 | — | #794 | 213 | |
| 2000 | — | #703 | 249 | |
| 1999 | — | #658 | 264 | |
| 1998 | — | #759 | 210 | |
| 1997 | — | #738 | 206 | |
| 1996 | — | #667 | 247 | |
| 1995 | — | #677 | 243 | |
| 1994 | — | #663 | 244 | |
| 1993 | — | #646 | 255 | |
| 1992 | — | #618 | 279 | |
| 1991 | — | #598 | 290 | |
| 1990 | — | #593 | 282 | |
| 1989 | — | #623 | 253 | |
| 1988 | — | #633 | 226 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #607 | 223 |
| 1986 | — | #645 | 192 | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #588 | 223 |
| 1984 | — | #627 | 185 | |
| 1983 | — | #694 | 152 | |
| 1982 | — | #650 | 178 | |
| 1981 | — | #633 | 181 | |
| 1980 | — | #651 | 177 | |
| 1979 | — | #691 | 153 | |
| 1978 | — | #636 | 172 | |
| 1977 | — | #623 | 181 | |
| 1976 | — | #674 | 149 | |
| 1975 | — | #641 | 161 | |
| 1974 | — | #677 | 144 | |
| 1973 | — | #623 | 159 | |
| 1972 | — | #618 | 162 | |
| 1971 | — | #564 | 207 | |
| 1970 | — | #606 | 180 | |
| 1969 | — | #569 | 190 | |
| 1968 | — | #600 | 160 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #545 | 188 |
| 1966 | — | #529 | 208 | |
| 1965 | — | #500 | 233 | |
| 1964 | — | #560 | 198 | |
| 1963 | — | #552 | 207 | |
| 1962 | — | #586 | 177 | |
| 1961 | — | #549 | 206 | |
| 1960 | — | #567 | 189 | |
| 1959 | — | #553 | 196 | |
| 1958 | — | #554 | 194 | |
| 1957 | — | #488 | 256 | |
| 1956 | — | #459 | 270 | |
| 1955 | — | #436 | 284 | |
| 1954 | — | #442 | 270 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #441 | 262 |
| 1952 | — | #432 | 262 | |
| 1951 | — | #429 | 250 | |
| 1950 | — | #399 | 290 | |
| 1949 | — | #415 | 267 | |
| 1948 | — | #401 | 288 | |
| 1947 | — | #412 | 275 | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #395 | 271 |
| 1945 | — | #361 | 271 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #313 | 370 |
| 1943 | — | #258 | 547 | |
| 1942 | — | #253 | 523 | |
| 1941 | — | #234 | 542 | |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #310 | 329 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #430 | 174 |
| 1938 | — | #436 | 174 | |
| 1937 | — | #401 | 194 | |
| 1936 | — | #422 | 174 | |
| 1935 | — | #417 | 175 | |
| 1934 | — | #391 | 198 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #399 | 183 |
| 1932 | — | #388 | 208 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #425 | 177 |
| 1930 | — | #416 | 200 | |
| 1929 | — | #415 | 201 | |
| 1928 | — | #418 | 206 | |
| 1927 | — | #384 | 237 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #387 | 230 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #399 | 224 |
| 1924 | — | #373 | 262 | |
| 1923 | — | #411 | 213 | |
| 1922 | — | #376 | 257 | |
| 1921 | — | #351 | 289 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #405 | 211 |
| 1919 | — | #404 | 208 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #400 | 222 |
| 1917 | — | #390 | 207 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #398 | 194 |
| 1915 | — | #380 | 197 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #378 | 158 |
| 1913 | — | #448 | 92 | |
| 1912 | — | #393 | 95 | |
| 1911 | — | #497 | 35 | |
| 1910 | — | #654 | 20 | |
| 1909 | — | #419 | 35 | |
| 1908 | — | #389 | 36 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #503 | 20 | |
| 1905 | — | #507 | 20 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #619 | 13 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Winston was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Winston is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Kentucky#133 · 1 in 489
- North Dakota#170 · 1 in 479
- Arkansas#199 · 1 in 699
- Montana#201 · 1 in 627
- New Hampshire#206 · 1 in 751
Best ever in a state: #46 in Vermont, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #133 | 42 | 1 in 489 |
| North Dakota | #170 | 7 | 1 in 479 |
| Arkansas | #199 | 18 | 1 in 699 |
| Montana | #201 | 6 | 1 in 627 |
| New Hampshire | #206 | 6 | 1 in 751 |
| Iowa | #219 | 18 | 1 in 768 |
| South Dakota | #221 | 6 | 1 in 641 |
| West Virginia | #227 | 8 | 1 in 770 |
| Wisconsin | #235 | 25 | 1 in 937 |
| Tennessee | #239 | 37 | 1 in 994 |
| Mississippi | #259 | 12 | 1 in 903 |
| Alabama | #274 | 20 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Minnesota | #275 | 22 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Washington | #282 | 26 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Utah | #288 | 17 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Missouri | #291 | 23 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Louisiana | #293 | 17 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Kansas | #297 | 12 | 1 in 1,171 |
| South Carolina | #327 | 16 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Indiana | #350 | 21 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Oregon | #351 | 11 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Connecticut | #361 | 8 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Michigan | #363 | 24 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 12 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Pennsylvania | #387 | 27 | 1 in 1,936 |
| Ohio | #395 | 27 | 1 in 1,946 |
| Colorado | #398 | 15 | 1 in 1,790 |
| North Carolina | #431 | 25 | 1 in 2,059 |
| California | #448 | 71 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Georgia | #452 | 24 | 1 in 2,093 |
| Illinois | #457 | 23 | 1 in 2,154 |
| Massachusetts | #507 | 9 | 1 in 3,002 |
| Florida | #515 | 34 | 1 in 2,810 |
| New York | #545 | 29 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Texas | #566 | 56 | 1 in 3,126 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Arizona | #594 | 11 | 1 in 2,975 |
| Virginia | #627 | 11 | 1 in 3,387 |
| New Jersey | #707 | 9 | 1 in 4,418 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Winston
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 27 spots since 2020 (#408 → #381)
- Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1889
- Biggest drop: 235 spots in 1910
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1941 at #234 (542 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 142 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1889–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,058
- Highest: 1 in 2,058 boys born in 2025 were named Winston (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #234 in 1941, was only 1 in 2,266 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 16.7% of all boys named Winston (5,486) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #694 (1886) | #859 |
| 1890s | 90 | #505 (1898) | #765 |
| 1900s | 195 | #389 (1908) | #554 |
| 1910s | 1,428 | #378 (1914) | #434 |
| 1920s | 2,330 | #351 (1921) | #392 |
| 1930s | 1,857 | #388 (1932) | #413 |
| 1940s | 3,683 | #234 (1941) | #335 |
| 1950s | 2,534 | #399 (1950) | #463 |
| 1960s | 1,956 | #500 (1965) | #556 |
| 1970s | 1,668 | #564 (1971) | #635 |
| 1980s | 1,990 | #588 (1985) | #635 |
| 1990s | 2,520 | #593 (1990) | #662 |
| 2000s | 2,339 | #703 (2000) | #815 |
| 2010s | 5,486 | #371 (2019) | #557 |
| 2020s | 4,676 | #381 (2025) | #403 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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