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

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Peak · boys
#234
1941 · 542 births
Debut · boys
1880
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
32,794
since 1880

Winston over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Winston has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #234, 1941boys
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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#381830
2024#10,2719#404799
2023#10,3129#397798
2022#13,5926#420761
2021#8,46412#408762
2020#8,40612#408726
2019#13,7996#371860
2018#11,4278#404790
2017#11,6158#405782
2016—#471649
2015—#523551
2014—#537518
2013—#623394
2012—#614399
2011—#744305
2010—#878238
2009—#816270
2008—#812270
2007—#868239
2006—#877225
2005—#794244
2004—#827215
2003—#873196
2002—#790218
2001—#794213
2000—#703249
1999—#658264
1998—#759210
1997—#738206
1996—#667247
1995—#677243
1994—#663244
1993—#646255
1992—#618279
1991—#598290
1990—#593282
1989—#623253
1988—#633226
1987#9,8256#607223
1986—#645192
1985#7,5638#588223
1984—#627185
1983—#694152
1982—#650178
1981—#633181
1980—#651177
1979—#691153
1978—#636172
1977—#623181
1976—#674149
1975—#641161
1974—#677144
1973—#623159
1972—#618162
1971—#564207
1970—#606180
1969—#569190
1968—#600160
1967#6,0426#545188
1966—#529208
1965—#500233
1964—#560198
1963—#552207
1962—#586177
1961—#549206
1960—#567189
1959—#553196
1958—#554194
1957—#488256
1956—#459270
1955—#436284
1954—#442270
1953#5,0406#441262
1952—#432262
1951—#429250
1950—#399290
1949—#415267
1948—#401288
1947—#412275
1946#3,9947#395271
1945—#361271
1944#4,5745#313370
1943—#258547
1942—#253523
1941—#234542
1940#3,5037#310329
1939#3,7826#430174
1938—#436174
1937—#401194
1936—#422174
1935—#417175
1934—#391198
1933#4,2185#399183
1932—#388208
1931#4,3315#425177
1930—#416200
1929—#415201
1928—#418206
1927—#384237
1926#4,8515#387230
1925#4,9735#399224
1924—#373262
1923—#411213
1922—#376257
1921—#351289
1920#4,9755#405211
1919—#404208
1918#4,2916#400222
1917—#390207
1916#4,4175#398194
1915—#380197
1914#3,6185#378158
1913—#44892
1912—#39395
1911—#49735
1910—#65420
1909—#41935
1908—#38936
1907—#51121
1906—#50320
1905—#50720
1904—#61214
1903—#61913
1902—#68711
1901—#59612
1900—#69913
1899—#7149
1898—#50517
1897—#65211
1896—#64112
1895—#8727
1894—#8577
1893—#7688
1892—#7928
1891—#9635
1890—#8846
1889—#7897
1888—#1,0315
1887—#8196
1886—#6948
1885——
1884—#9715
1883—#7996
1882——
1881——
1880—#9095
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 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedNHWashington: #623 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,638 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedMNIllinois: #853 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,327 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedMINew York: #551 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,319 boysNYMassachusetts: #514 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,536 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedINOhio: #646 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 8,988 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #462 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,504 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #669 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 8,390 boysCAUtah: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,923 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedWVVirginia: #624 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,645 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedNMKansas: #385 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,042 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedARTennessee: #321 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,466 boysTNNorth Carolina: #459 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,074 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #653 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,444 boysLAMississippi: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,509 boysMSAlabama: #436 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,526 boysALGeorgia: #537 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,402 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Winston, so not publishedHITexas: #839 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 10,936 boysTXFlorida: #574 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,660 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#321 · 1 in 2,466
  2. Kansas#385 · 1 in 3,042
  3. Mississippi#388 · 1 in 2,509
  4. Utah#388 · 1 in 2,923
  5. Alabama#436 · 1 in 3,526

Best ever in a state: #46 in Vermont, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#321141 in 2,466
Kansas#38551 in 3,042
Mississippi#38861 in 2,509
Utah#38861 in 2,923
Alabama#43671 in 3,526
North Carolina#459111 in 4,074
New Jersey#462111 in 4,504
Massachusetts#51451 in 7,536
Georgia#537111 in 4,402
New York#551231 in 5,319
Florida#574151 in 5,660
Washington#62351 in 6,638
Virginia#62461 in 6,645
Ohio#64681 in 8,988
Louisiana#65351 in 5,444
California#669311 in 8,390
Texas#839141 in 10,936
Illinois#85381 in 10,327
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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
  • 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)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s42#694 (1886)#859
1890s90#505 (1898)#765
1900s195#389 (1908)#554
1910s1,428#378 (1914)#434
1920s2,330#351 (1921)#392
1930s1,857#388 (1932)#413
1940s3,683#234 (1941)#335
1950s2,534#399 (1950)#463
1960s1,956#500 (1965)#556
1970s1,668#564 (1971)#635
1980s1,990#588 (1985)#635
1990s2,520#593 (1990)#662
2000s2,339#703 (2000)#815
2010s5,486#371 (2019)#557
2020s4,676#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 1995

boys
#677
243 births · 1 in 7,834 boys

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #677Winston243
More about 1995

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 7,834 of them was named Winston, which outranked 93.4% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winston
  1. #672Fred245
  2. #675Guadalupe244
  3. #675Infant244
  4. #677Winston243
  5. #677Ahmed243
  6. #677Devonta243
  7. #677Jairo243
  8. #682Jefferson242
  9. #683Bernardo240
  10. #683Juwan240

Tied with 4 names at #677; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →