US rank #10928 Boys' name Peak 1920 1,933 births

Winton — #10928 US boys' name

1,933 babies named Winton in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101900s111910s2711920s5041930s2971940s2241950s1651960s1111970s511980s631990s672000s502010s832020s26
#10928
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Winton was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

78 babies were named Winton in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Winton

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,933 babies named Winton between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Winton currently holds the #10928 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 504 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Winton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 159 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Winton in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winton 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 1,933 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.

Winton at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,933

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

1920

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#10,928

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Winton popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
78
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
020406080100 202420081989197119571943192919151892 5

Winton popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1919 (Winton as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1919 5

Winton by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
504 births that decade — 26% of Winton's all-time total
1890s101900s111910s2711920s5041930s2971940s2241950s1651960s1111970s511980s631990s672000s502010s832020s26

Winton by state

Where Winton concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Winton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
159 8.2%
#2 Minnesota
46 2.4%
#3 Florida
11 0.6%
#4 Missouri
7 0.4%
#5 Kansas
6 0.3%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.3%
#7 Michigan
5 0.3%
#8 Mississippi
5 0.3%
Georgia share of Winton's total US births 8.2%
Even split

159 of 1,933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Winton appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winton?
1,933 babies have been named Winton since 1892. It currently ranks #10928 among boys. The peak year was 1920 with 78 births.
When was Winton most popular?
Winton was most popular in the 1920s decade with 504 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Winton most popular?
The top states for the name Winton are Georgia (159 births), Minnesota (46 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Winton been used?
Winton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Winton?
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, 1892–2024 (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.