Boys' name · since 1892
Winton
Winton has 1,940 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,746 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,940 babies have been named Winton since 1892, making it today's #9746 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Winton recorded 1,940 times among boys since 1892, holding rank #9746 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #3,374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,746 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,940 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winton ranks #3,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,746 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,940 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,746 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Winton's 1,940 recorded births place it above 92.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Winton compares
1,940 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Winton's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Winton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,940 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Winton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Winton splits its recorded history at 1961: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Winton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Winton popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1919 (Winton as girls' name)
Winton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (504 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Winton's strongest decade.
504 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Winton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
271 births
- 1920s
1920s
504 births
- 1930s
1930s
297 births
- 1940s
1940s
224 births
- 1950s 165
1950s
165 births
- 1960s 111
1960s
111 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 504 births (26% of all-time use).
How Winton 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 Winton's total volume
Winton by state
Where Winton concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| 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% |
159 of 1,940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Winton appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Winton's data
- Winton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (504 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Wintons (159 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Winton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Winton 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.