US rank #7113 Unisex name Peak 2023 156 births

Winner — #7113 US boys' name

156 babies named Winner in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s752020s76
#7113
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Winner was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

21 babies were named Winner in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Winner

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Winner between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Winner currently holds the #7113 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Winner is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 75 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winner performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Winner shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Winner in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winner in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 156 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Winner at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

156

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2023

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,113

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Winner popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
21
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
0510152025 20242023202220212020201920182017201620142008 5

Winner popularity over time — girls

75 total births recorded since 2011 (Winner as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 75 births
4681012 20242023202120202019201720162015201420132011 5

Winner by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
76 births that decade — 49% of Winner's all-time total
2000s52010s752020s76

Winner by state

Where Winner concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Winner
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
5 3.2%
Maine share of Winner's total US births 3.2%

5 of 156 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winner?
156 babies have been named Winner since 2008. It currently ranks #7113 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 21 births.
When was Winner most popular?
Winner was most popular in the 2020s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Winner most popular?
The top states for the name Winner are Maine (5 births).
Is Winner a unisex name?
Yes, Winner is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 156 births, and as a girl's name it has 75 births.
How long has the name Winner been used?
Winner has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Winner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winston, Winfred, Winfield, Winford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.