Boys' name · since 1889
Winford
4,503 babies named Winford in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,503
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Winford sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 4,503 recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winford has been recorded 4,503 times among boys since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2009.
- #1,912 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 4,503 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winford ranks #1,912 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,503 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,503
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Winford's 4,503 recorded births place it above 95.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Winford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Winford splits its recorded history at 1948: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 116 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Winford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2009
- Peak year (1928)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Winford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,024 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Winford's strongest decade.
1,024 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Winford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 41
1900s
41 births
- 1910s
1910s
478 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,024 births
- 1930s
1930s
867 births
- 1940s
1940s
745 births
- 1950s
1950s
589 births
- 1960s 372
1960s
372 births
- 1970s 180
1970s
180 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,024 births (23% of all-time use).
How Winford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Winford's total volume
Winford by state
Where Winford concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 409 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 408 | 9.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 309 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 247 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 193 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 189 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 167 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 160 | 3.6% |
409 of 4,503 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Winford appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Winford's data
- Winford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,024 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Winfords (409 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Winford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1889–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Winford draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.