Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Winston

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Winston
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

860

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

7.3%

2024

797

All-time

31,961

Winston has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 860 boys were named Winston.

In 2024, only 797 boys were given the name.

Down 7.3% from its peak.

All told, about 31,961 Americans have been named Winston and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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