US rank #12433 Boys' name Peak 2002 402 births

Winson — #12433 US boys' name

402 babies named Winson in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s181930s101940s51970s111980s281990s812000s1362010s932020s15
#12433
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Winson was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

21 babies were named Winson in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Winson

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Winson between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Winson currently holds the #12433 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Winson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Winson in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winson 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 402 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.

Winson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

402

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2002

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,433

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Winson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
21
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Winson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 34% of Winson's all-time total
1910s51920s181930s101940s51970s111980s281990s812000s1362010s932020s15

Winson by state

Where Winson concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Winson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
61 15.2%
#2 California
24 6.0%
New York share of Winson's total US births 15.2%
Even split

61 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winson?
402 babies have been named Winson since 1914. It currently ranks #12433 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 21 births.
When was Winson most popular?
Winson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Winson most popular?
The top states for the name Winson are New York (61 births), California (24 births).
How long has the name Winson been used?
Winson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Winson?
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, 1914–2024 (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.