Winson
A variant of the English name Winston, derived from an Old English surname meaning "from the vine-covered town".
Name Census estimates that about 362 living Americans carry the first name Winson. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Winson today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Winson births was 2002 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Winson. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
362
~ 1 in 946,835 Americans
Peak year
2002
21 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,121
Tracked since 1914
Census
Winson in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 550 people with the first name Winson, which placed it at #19,306 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,306
National first-name rank
People counted
550
550 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
71.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Winson
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Winson is Asian/Pacific Islander at 71.1%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and White (10.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Winson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Winson at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander71.1% · 391
- Black or African American11.8% · 65
- White10.9% · 60
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 31
- Two or more races0.5% · 3
Popularity
Winson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Winson from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 136 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Winson by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Winson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Winsons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Winson
The name Winson is an English given name that originated in the late 19th century. It is likely derived from the Old English words "win" meaning "friend" and "sunu" meaning "son," thus suggesting a meaning of "friend's son" or "son of a friend."
While the exact origins of the name are uncertain, it is believed to have emerged as a variant of the more common name Winston, which has a similar etymology. The earliest recorded use of the name Winson dates back to the late 1800s in England, where it was occasionally given to male children.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Winson was Winson Green, an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the late 19th century. He was born in 1870 and played first-class cricket between 1893 and 1904.
Another notable figure with the name Winson was Winson Churchill, a British actor and playwright who lived from 1871 to 1947. He was known for his work in the theater and wrote several plays during the early 20th century.
In the United States, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Winson was Winson Foshee, a farmer and landowner who lived in Alabama in the late 19th century. He was born in 1845 and played a role in the development of agriculture in the region.
Winson Liong, a Chinese-American artist and illustrator, was another individual with this name. He was born in 1914 and was known for his work in creating illustrations for children's books and magazines during the mid-20th century.
Another notable Winson was Winson Yeung, a Hong Kong businessman and entrepreneur who lived from 1928 to 2018. He was the founder of several successful companies and was recognized for his contributions to the business community in Hong Kong.
While not a common name, Winson has been used throughout history in various parts of the English-speaking world, often as a variant of the more popular name Winston. Despite its relative rarity, it has been borne by individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions, including sportsmen, artists, businessmen, and farmers.
People
Winson + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Winson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Winson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 362 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Winson going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 946,835 US residents.
Is Winson a common name?
We classify Winson as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 402 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Winson most popular?
The single biggest year for Winson was 2002, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Winson is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Winson in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 550 people with the name Winson, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,306 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Winson in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Winson?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Winson leans strongly male. 547 people counted with this name were male (97.7%), compared with 13 female bearers (2.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Winson?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Winson is Asian/Pacific Islander at 71.1%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and White (10.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Winson most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Winson in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.1% (391 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Winson in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Winson a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Winson in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Winson still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Winson in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Winson can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Winson?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.