Unisex name · since 1918
Winn
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 335 babies named Winn, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Winn is the #9000 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 335 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winn has been recorded 335 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #9000 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #10,007 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 335 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winn ranks #10,007 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 335 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Winn's 335 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Winn compares
335 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Winn's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Winn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 335 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Winn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Winn's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Winn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Winn popularity over time - girls
39 total births recorded since 2018 (Winn as girls' name)
Winn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Winn's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Winn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Winn's data
- Winn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Winn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Winn 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.