Boys' name · since 1883
Winthrop
Winthrop has 1,178 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,178
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Winthrop is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,178 have been recorded since 1883.
Winthrop has 1,178 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2023.
- #4,641 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,178 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winthrop ranks #4,641 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,178 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,178
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Winthrop's 1,178 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Winthrop's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Winthrop splits its recorded history at 1945: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Winthrop popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2023
- Peak year (1915)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Winthrop by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (216 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Winthrop's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Winthrop births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s
1910s
216 births
- 1920s
1920s
213 births
- 1930s
1930s
148 births
- 1940s
1940s
171 births
- 1950s
1950s
163 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 216 births (18% of all-time use).
How Winthrop 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 Winthrop's total volume
Winthrop by state
Where Winthrop concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 200 | 17.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 47 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Connecticut | | 17 | 1.4% |
200 of 1,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Winthrop's data
- Winthrop's decade-level peak was the 1910s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Winthrops (200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts 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 Winthrop: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1883–2023 (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 Winthrop 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.