Recorded 1972–2007 Boys' name Peak 1979 97 births

Won — boys' name

97 babies named Won in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

41% 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.

What the Data Says About Won

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Won between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Won currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Won performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Won shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Won 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 97 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.

Won at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

97

Since 1972

36 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1972

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2007

Won popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1972

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Won by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 41% of Won's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Won?
97 babies have been named Won since 1972. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year 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?
Won has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 36 years of data through 2007.
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.

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, 1972–2007 (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.