Winston

What Winston means

Means “farm, village”

From Old English personal name Wine, in the genitive singular case Wines + tūn (“farm, village”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Winston” (revision 92401092), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Winston?

US: Rising: up from #523 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #633 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 830 boys got the name (#381 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 2,058 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 8,240 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in ND (2.09 per 1,000 boys), KY (2.05 per 1,000 boys), MT (1.59 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Winston is #381 in the US and #934 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Winston were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Wenston6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Winston

Boys

• Theodore#4Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025
• Harvey#251“iron + blazing”^*
• Calvin#132“bald”^*
• Leon#138“lion”^*
• Beau#60Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025
• Dean#125“valley”^*

For a sister

• Oaklynn#153Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #153 vs #4,867 in 2025
• Blake#295“black”^*
• Margot#102Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 2025
• Rose#114Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1917, with 9,783 babies; 2,386 in 2025
• Rosie#283Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #775 in 2015, #283 in 2025
• Jane#221“God is gracious”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Winston’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.