Winston is an established boys' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Winston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #382 for boy births in the United States (and #765 across all names), given to 830 babies. Winston was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2019 (860 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 830 | 830 | — | #382 |
| 2024 | 808 | 808 | #11,069 | #405 |
| 2023 | 807 | 807 | #11,116 | #398 |
| 2022 | 767 | 767 | #15,200 | #420 |
| 2021 | 774 | 774 | #8,951 | #409 |
| 2020 | 738 | 738 | #8,923 | #408 |
| 2019 | 866 | 866 | #15,449 | #372 |
| 2018 | 798 | 798 | #12,403 | #404 |
| 2017 | 790 | 790 | #12,664 | #405 |
| 2016 | 649 | 649 | — | #472 |
| 2015 | 551 | 551 | — | #523 |
| 2014 | 518 | 518 | — | #538 |
| 2013 | 394 | 394 | — | #625 |
| 2012 | 399 | 399 | — | #614 |
| 2011 | 305 | 305 | — | #745 |
| 2010 | 238 | 238 | — | #882 |
| 2009 | 270 | 270 | — | #821 |
| 2008 | 270 | 270 | — | #815 |
| 2007 | 239 | 239 | — | #870 |
| 2006 | 225 | 225 | — | #879 |
| 2005 | 244 | 244 | — | #794 |
| 2004 | 215 | 215 | — | #830 |
| 2003 | 196 | 196 | — | #876 |
| 2002 | 218 | 218 | — | #794 |
| 2001 | 213 | 213 | — | #795 |
| 2000 | 249 | 249 | — | #704 |
| 1999 | 264 | 264 | — | #658 |
| 1998 | 210 | 210 | — | #763 |
| 1997 | 206 | — | — | #738 |
| 1996 | 247 | — | — | #669 |
| 1995 | 243 | — | — | #681 |
| 1994 | 244 | — | — | #664 |
| 1993 | 255 | — | — | #647 |
| 1992 | 279 | — | — | #620 |
| 1991 | 290 | — | — | #598 |
| 1990 | 282 | — | — | #596 |
| 1989 | 253 | — | — | #626 |
| 1988 | 226 | — | — | #634 |
| 1987 | 229 | — | #11,288 | #608 |
| 1986 | 192 | — | — | #645 |
| 1985 | 231 | — | #8,303 | #590 |
| 1984 | 185 | — | — | #630 |
| 1983 | 152 | — | — | #696 |
| 1982 | 178 | — | — | #652 |
| 1981 | 181 | — | — | #634 |
| 1980 | 177 | — | — | #654 |
| 1979 | 153 | — | — | #692 |
| 1978 | 172 | — | — | #641 |
| 1977 | 181 | — | — | #626 |
| 1976 | 149 | — | — | #678 |
| 1975 | 161 | — | — | #644 |
| 1974 | 144 | — | — | #683 |
| 1973 | 159 | — | — | #628 |
| 1972 | 162 | — | — | #618 |
| 1971 | 207 | — | — | #566 |
| 1970 | 180 | — | — | #608 |
| 1969 | 190 | — | — | #569 |
| 1968 | 160 | — | — | #602 |
| 1967 | 194 | — | #6,792 | #545 |
| 1966 | 208 | — | — | #529 |
| 1965 | 233 | — | — | #500 |
| 1964 | 198 | — | — | #563 |
| 1963 | 207 | — | — | #552 |
| 1962 | 177 | — | — | #588 |
| 1961 | 206 | — | — | #550 |
| 1960 | 189 | — | — | #569 |
| 1959 | 196 | — | — | #553 |
| 1958 | 194 | — | — | #555 |
| 1957 | 256 | — | — | #490 |
| 1956 | 270 | — | — | #460 |
| 1955 | 284 | — | — | #436 |
| 1954 | 270 | — | — | #443 |
| 1953 | 268 | — | #5,663 | #441 |
| 1952 | 262 | — | — | #433 |
| 1951 | 250 | — | — | #429 |
| 1950 | 290 | — | — | #399 |
| 1949 | 267 | — | — | #418 |
| 1948 | 288 | — | — | #401 |
| 1947 | 275 | — | — | #412 |
| 1946 | 278 | — | #4,410 | #395 |
| 1945 | 271 | — | — | #361 |
| 1944 | 375 | — | #5,235 | #314 |
| 1943 | 547 | — | — | #259 |
| 1942 | 523 | — | — | #254 |
| 1941 | 542 | — | — | #234 |
| 1940 | 336 | — | #3,856 | #310 |
| 1939 | 180 | — | #4,239 | #432 |
| 1938 | 174 | — | — | #437 |
| 1937 | 194 | — | — | #405 |
| 1936 | 174 | — | — | #425 |
| 1935 | 175 | — | — | #423 |
| 1934 | 198 | — | — | #392 |
| 1933 | 188 | — | #4,849 | #399 |
| 1932 | 208 | — | — | #390 |
| 1931 | 182 | — | #4,963 | #427 |
| 1930 | 200 | — | — | #417 |
| 1929 | 201 | — | — | #416 |
| 1928 | 206 | — | — | #419 |
| 1927 | 237 | — | — | #384 |
| 1926 | 235 | — | #5,604 | #391 |
| 1925 | 229 | — | #5,758 | #401 |
| 1924 | 262 | — | — | #373 |
| 1923 | 213 | — | — | #411 |
| 1922 | 257 | — | — | #376 |
| 1921 | 289 | — | — | #354 |
| 1920 | 216 | — | #5,748 | #405 |
| 1919 | 208 | — | — | #405 |
| 1918 | 228 | — | #4,797 | #401 |
| 1917 | 207 | — | — | #390 |
| 1916 | 199 | — | #5,152 | #398 |
| 1915 | 197 | — | — | #381 |
| 1914 | 163 | — | #4,188 | #378 |
| 1913 | 92 | — | — | #450 |
| 1912 | 95 | — | — | #396 |
| 1911 | 35 | — | — | #505 |
| 1910 | 20 | — | — | #676 |
| 1909 | 35 | — | — | #427 |
| 1908 | 36 | — | — | #398 |
| 1907 | 21 | — | — | #539 |
| 1906 | 20 | — | — | #522 |
| 1905 | 20 | — | — | #524 |
| 1904 | 14 | — | — | #646 |
| 1903 | 13 | — | — | #655 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #741 |
| 1901 | 12 | — | — | #635 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #741 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #785 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | — | #522 |
| 1897 | 11 | — | — | #679 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #673 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #975 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #951 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #834 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #860 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #992 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #877 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #916 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #756 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #887 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,052 |