Boys' name · since 1880
Winston
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 32,794 babies named Winston, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,794
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Winston is the #382 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 32,794 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Winston recorded 32,794 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #382 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #382 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32,794 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winston ranks #648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #382 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32,794 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,794
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Winston's 32,794 recorded births place it above 98.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Winston compares
32,794 Top 5% higher than 95% of 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
Winston's all-time total is 89x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Winston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,794 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 860 | 34 | 22,252 |
Winston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Winston splits its recorded history at 1954: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 860 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Winston popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 860
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Winston popularity over time - girls
162 total births recorded since 1914 (Winston as girls' name)
Winston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,486 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Winston's strongest decade.
5,486 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Winston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 42
1880s
42 births
- 1890s 90
1890s
90 births
- 1900s 195
1900s
195 births
- 1910s 1,428
1910s
1,428 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,330 births
- 1930s 1,857
1930s
1,857 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,683 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,534 births
- 1960s 1,956
1960s
1,956 births
- 1970s 1,668
1970s
1,668 births
- 1980s 1,990
1980s
1,990 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,520 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,339 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,486 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,676 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,486 births (17% of all-time use).
How Winston 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 Winston's total volume
Winston by state
Where Winston concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,576 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,545 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,164 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 1,544 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,496 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,384 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 1,307 | 4.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,148 | 3.5% |
2,576 of 32,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Winston appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Winston's data
- Winston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,486 total births) through the 2020s (4,676) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Winstons (2,576 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Winston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Winston 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.