Total births
102
Boys' name · since 1972
Won
Won has 102 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 102
- total births
- 1972–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
102 boys have been named Won since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Won has 102 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- 102 total births
- 1972–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
102 boys have been named Won since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 102
- total births
- 1972–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Won was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
8 babies were named Won in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Won's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Won's full recorded timeline at 1989, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Won at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Won popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Won by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Won's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Won births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 40 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Won? ▼
Since 1972, Social Security records show 102 babies named Won. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1979, with 8 births.
When was Won most popular? ▼
Won was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Won been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Won since 1972 -- 54 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Won? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wong, Wonder, Wonnie, Wonya. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Won's data
- Won's decade-level peak was the 1980s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Won: Baby Name Since 1972 - 102 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/won. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Won 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 June 2026.