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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Winston has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#110 · 1 in 600
- Florida#130 · 1 in 773
- Alabama#136 · 1 in 900
- Maine#151 · 1 in 913
- Louisiana#193 · 1 in 1,132
Best ever in a state: #46 in Vermont, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #110 | 6 | 1 in 600 |
| Florida | #130 | 20 | 1 in 773 |
| Alabama | #136 | 32 | 1 in 900 |
| Maine | #151 | 7 | 1 in 913 |
| Louisiana | #193 | 20 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Virginia | #201 | 17 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Georgia | #203 | 20 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Arkansas | #213 | 12 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Kentucky | #221 | 15 | 1 in 1,904 |
| North Carolina | #245 | 18 | 1 in 2,055 |
| South Carolina | #255 | 9 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Tennessee | #263 | 10 | 1 in 2,791 |
| Mississippi | #291 | 8 | 1 in 2,725 |
| New York | #304 | 17 | 1 in 5,515 |
| Oklahoma | #306 | 7 | 1 in 3,044 |
| Texas | #318 | 27 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Indiana | #330 | 5 | 1 in 5,686 |
| Missouri | #344 | 6 | 1 in 4,867 |
| Ohio | #379 | 7 | 1 in 7,736 |
| Michigan | #384 | 6 | 1 in 7,670 |
| California | #425 | 8 | 1 in 6,588 |
| Illinois | #432 | 6 | 1 in 9,816 |
| Pennsylvania | #485 | 5 | 1 in 15,357 |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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
- 23 spots since 2024 (#404 → #381)
- 27 spots since 2020 (#408 → #381)
- 142 spots since 2015 (#523 → #381)
- Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1889 (#1,031 → #789)
- Biggest drop: 235 spots in 1910 (#419 → #654)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1941 at #234 (542 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1889–2025
- 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
- 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.
Winston in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 163,361 of them was named Winston, which outranked 30.3% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,208Zane8
- #3,208Zela8
- #3,208Zondra8
- #3,503Winston7
- #3,503Adean7
- #3,503Agapita7
- #3,503Aleatha7
- #3,863Adina6
- #3,863Adra6
- #3,863Adrain6
Tied with 359 names at #3,503; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 3,523 of them was named Winston, which outranked 92.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.