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Winston

Pronounced W IH1 N S T AH0 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2019
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Winston?

Winston is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 32,123 children — the 612th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2019, when 860 children were given it.

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2019Boys: 860Girls: 6

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
W IH1 N S T AH0 N
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Winston

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Winston

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Winston?
Winston ranks 612th among boys' names in US records, with 32,123 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,475.
Is Winston a unisex name?
No. Winston is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Winston most popular?
2019, when 860 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.