How Many People Are Named Winston?
people named Winston are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,554 people in the US has this name
Based on 32,956 babies named Winston in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
866 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname derived from an English place name, which was in turn derived from the Old English given name WYNNSTAN. A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II. This name was also borne by the fictional Winston Smith, the protagonist in George Orwell's 1949 novel '1984'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Winston (99.5%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Winston alive today is about 30 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 51 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Winston first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2019, to 866 babies. In 2025, 830 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Winston has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #234, in 1941. In 2025 it ranked #382.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #382 |
| Best rank | #234 (1941) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #519 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Winston alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Winston were born in California than in any other state: about 2,290 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Winston was given 3.1 times as often in Alabama, 2.5 times in Vermont and 2.1 times in Virginia.
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