Is Winston a boy or girl name?
Winston is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 797 boys were named Winston, so 1.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 32,123 US babies named Winston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #405
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,019
- Babies named Winston since 1880
- 32,123
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 866 babies
Boys and girls named Winston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,428 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 2,330 | 15 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 1,857 | 16 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 3,683 | 19 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 2,534 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 1,956 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 1,668 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,990 | 14 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 2,520 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,339 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,486 | 22 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 3,843 | 48 | 1.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 797 | #405 | 9 | #11,019 |
| 2023 | 798 | #398 | 9 | #11,102 |
| 2022 | 761 | #420 | 6 | #15,187 |
| 2021 | 762 | #409 | 12 | #8,941 |
| 2020 | 725 | #408 | 12 | #8,916 |
| 2019 | 860 | #372 | 6 | #15,443 |
| 2018 | 790 | #404 | 8 | #12,401 |
| 2017 | 782 | #405 | 8 | #12,657 |
| 2016 | 649 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 551 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 518 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 394 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 399 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 305 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 238 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 270 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 270 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 239 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 225 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 244 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 215 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 196 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 218 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 213 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 249 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 264 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 210 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 206 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 247 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 243 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 244 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 255 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 279 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 290 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 282 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 253 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 226 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 223 | #608 | 6 | #11,287 |
| 1986 | 192 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 223 | #590 | 8 | #8,302 |
| 1984 | 185 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 152 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 178 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 181 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 177 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 153 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 172 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 181 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 149 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 161 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 144 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 159 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 162 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 207 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 180 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 190 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 161 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 187 | #546 | 6 | #6,790 |
| 1966 | 208 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 232 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 198 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 207 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 177 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 206 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 190 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 196 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 194 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 256 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 270 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 284 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 270 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 262 | #441 | 6 | #5,664 |
| 1952 | 262 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 250 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 290 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 267 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 288 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 275 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 271 | #395 | 7 | #4,410 |
| 1945 | 271 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 370 | #314 | 5 | #5,235 |
| 1943 | 547 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 523 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 542 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 329 | #310 | 7 | #3,856 |
| 1939 | 174 | #432 | 6 | #4,239 |
| 1938 | 174 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 194 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 175 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 174 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 198 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 183 | #399 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1932 | 208 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 177 | #427 | 5 | #4,962 |
| 1930 | 200 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 201 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 206 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 237 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 230 | #391 | 5 | #5,604 |
| 1925 | 224 | #401 | 5 | #5,758 |
| 1924 | 262 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 213 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 257 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 289 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 211 | #405 | 5 | #5,748 |
| 1919 | 208 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 222 | #401 | 6 | #4,797 |
| 1917 | 207 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 194 | #398 | 5 | #5,152 |
| 1915 | 197 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 158 | #378 | 5 | #4,188 |
| 1913 | 92 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 95 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 35 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 20 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 35 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 36 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 20 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Winston reached #234 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #3,856 in 1940. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Winston
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.