Gender
Origin
- English
- Victory Town
Wine's town
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Winston
Pronunciation
wi-ns-ton, win-ston
Famous People
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, NFL Player Winston Justice
Celebrity Babies
Son of Idris Elba, Son of Billie Piper
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #371, 860 births); most recent 2025 (rank #381, 830 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #8457, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10241, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 830 | – |
| 2024 | 797 | 9 |
| 2023 | 798 | 9 |
| 2022 | 761 | 6 |
| 2021 | 762 | 12 |
| 2020 | 725 | 12 |
| 2019 | 860 | 6 |
| 2018 | 790 | 8 |
| 2017 | 782 | 8 |
| 2016 | 649 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #617, 59 births); most recent 2025 (rank #934, 33 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2024 | 46 |
| 2023 | 42 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2019 | 59 |
| 2018 | 54 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2016 | 51 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2295, 11 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #609, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #638, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #235, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2014 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence