Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Winston name popularity since 1925
29,948 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Winston. Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Winston is about 36 years old in 2026. Winston peaked in 2025 as the #382 name for boys, and it ranked #382 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 29,948
- Named Winston, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #382
- for boys in 2025 (830 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 141 girls · 29,807 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 3.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Winston made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Winston births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2019. Measured as a share of all babies, Winston peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1936 and 1941, Winston became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 5,960 baby boys to 1 in 2,270.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, its share of baby boys fell by 62%, from 1 in 2,270 to 1 in 5,990.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Winston's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Winston.
Decade by decade
Babies named Winston in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 10 | 1,098 | – |
| 1930s | 16 | 1,857 | #423 |
| 1940s | 19 | 3,683 | #361 |
| 1950s | 6 | 2,534 | #436 |
| 1960s | 6 | 1,956 | #500 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,668 | #644 |
| 1980s | 14 | 1,990 | #590 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,520 | #681 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,339 | #794 |
| 2010s | 22 | 5,486 | #523 |
| 2020–25 | 48 | 4,676 | #382 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.0% of babies named Winston from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Winston is most popular
The index compares Winston's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Winston.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.06× | 1,381 |
| Virginia | 2.00× | 1,148 |
| Georgia | 1.99× | 1,401 |
| Tennessee | 1.76× | 946 |
| Arkansas | 1.70× | 445 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Winston's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Winston.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Winston (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data