How Many People Are Named Winthrop?
people named Winthrop are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 843,913 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,178 babies named Winthrop in Social Security records from 1883 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
48 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally taken from town names meaning either "WINE's village" or "WIGMUND's village" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Winthrop in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Winthrop alive today is about 62 years old, and 66% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 76 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Winthrop first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 1915, to 48 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2023
π Rank History
Winthrop has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #894, in 1911.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #894 (1911) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,268 in the 1910s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Winthrop alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Winthrop were born in Massachusetts than in any other state: about 19 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Winthrop was given about 23 times as often in Massachusetts.
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