Boys' name · since 1919

Winsor

53 babies named Winsor in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,832 of 45,481
all-time among boys
53
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade

Winsor sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 53 recorded since 1919.

Winsor has 53 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1959.

  • #21,832 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 53 born since 1919
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winsor ranks #21,832 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.

#21,832 of 45,481
all-time among boys
53
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Winsor's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Winsor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Winsor's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Winsor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1959

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1921)
10
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
4681012 19191920192119251926192919481959 5

Winsor by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 68% of the file).

1920s was Winsor's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Winsor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winsor? ▼
Since 1919, Social Security records show 53 babies named Winsor. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,832 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1959. Its busiest year on record was 1921, with 10 births.
Where does Winsor sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winsor ranks #21,832 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Winsor most popular? ▼
Winsor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Winsor been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Winsor since 1919 -- 41 years through the most recent 1959 data.
What names are similar to Winsor? ▼
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.

What to do with Winsor's data

  • Winsor's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Winsor

Nearby Names Like Winsor

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winsor

Winston Boy
#382 32,794 births
Winfred Boy
10,104 births
Winfield Boy
#8910 5,214 births
Winford Boy
4,503 births
Windell Boy
#9776 3,006 births

Compare Winsor side by side: Winsor vs Winston Winsor vs Winfred Winsor vs Winfield

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Mcneil
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Ermel
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Winsor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–1959 (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 Winsor 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.