Winsten
A variant spelling of Winston, from an English surname meaning "wine town".
Name Census estimates that about 46 living Americans carry the first name Winsten. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Winsten today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Winsten births was 2022 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Winsten. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Winsten. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
46
~ 1 in 7,451,181 Americans
Peak year
2022
8 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,799
Tracked since 2015
Popularity
Winsten: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Winsten from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 34 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Winsten 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 Winsten during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Winsten
The name Winsten is a variant of the Old English name Winston, which means "wine's town" or "wine estate." It is derived from the Old English words "win" meaning "wine" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "estate." The name likely originated in the Anglo-Saxon period, sometime between the 5th and 11th centuries in what is now England.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Winston can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of a survey of much of England and Wales completed in 1086. The name appears as a place name, referring to various settlements and estates across the country.
In terms of historical figures bearing the name Winsten, one notable individual was Winsten Churchill, a medieval English nobleman who lived in the 12th century. He was a member of the powerful Churchill family and served as a knight and military commander during the reign of King Henry II.
Another notable Winsten was Winsten Blackstone, a 16th-century English jurist and legal scholar. He was born in 1535 and is best known for his influential work "Commentaries on the Laws of England," which helped shape the development of English common law.
In the 17th century, Winsten Cromwell, a cousin of the famous Oliver Cromwell, played a role in the English Civil War. He served as a captain in the Parliamentarian forces and fought against the Royalists.
Moving into the 19th century, Winsten Gladstone was a British politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1874. He was born in 1809 and is remembered for his efforts to reform the British electoral system and promote free trade.
Finally, in the 20th century, Winsten Churchill, the famous British Prime Minister during World War II, was perhaps the most renowned bearer of the name. Born in 1874, he led Britain to victory against Nazi Germany and is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders in history.
People
Winsten + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Winsten 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
Winsten: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winsten?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 46 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Winsten 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 7,451,181 US residents.
Is Winsten a common name?
We classify Winsten as "Very Rare". It ranks above 53.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 46 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Winsten most popular?
The single biggest year for Winsten was 2022, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Winsten is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Winsten in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Winsten a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Winsten 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 Winsten still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Winsten 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 Winsten 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Winsten?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.