Winton
From an Old English name meaning "town of the friend".
Name Census estimates that about 738 living Americans carry the first name Winton. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Winton today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Winton births was 1920 (78 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Winton. 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
738
~ 1 in 464,437 Americans
Peak year
1920
78 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,549
Tracked since 1892
Gender
Gender distribution for Winton
Out of the 1,938 babies given the name Winton since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Winton as a male name
- Ranked #12,222 in 2024
- 6 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1920 (78 births)
Winton as a female name
- Ranked #5,549 in 1919
- 5 female births in 1919
- Peak: 1919 (5 births)
Popularity
Winton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Winton from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 504 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Winton 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 Winton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Wintons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Georgia, Minnesota, Florida recorded the most babies named Winton, while Texas, Oklahoma, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Winton
The name Winton is an English given name of Old English origin, derived from the ancient words "wine" and "tun," which together mean "wine estate" or "wine farm." This name first emerged in the Anglo-Saxon period, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD, when it was commonly used to refer to estates or settlements where viticulture and wine production took place.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Winton can be traced back to the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings and property ownership across England and parts of Wales, commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears in various spellings, such as Wintun and Wintone, indicating its widespread use during the Norman period.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Winton was Sir John Winton, a 13th-century English knight and landowner, who fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence alongside King Edward I. Another prominent individual was William Winton, a 15th-century English clergyman who served as the Bishop of Winchester from 1480 to 1486.
In the literary realm, the name Winton gained prominence through the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, the renowned 14th-century English poet and author. In his famous Canterbury Tales, Chaucer introduces a character named Winton, described as a wealthy merchant from Winchester, further reinforcing the name's association with trade and commerce.
The 16th century saw the rise of Sir Andrew Winton, a Scottish poet and historian who authored the Middle Scots metrical chronicle "The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland." His work, completed around 1420, remains a significant source of information about early Scottish history and a testament to the name's literary legacy.
Another notable figure was Sir George Winton, a 17th-century English diplomat and politician who served as the Ambassador to the United Provinces during the reign of King Charles II. His influential role in international relations and diplomacy further elevated the prestige of the name Winton.
People
Winton + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Winton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 738 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Winton 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 464,437 US residents.
Is Winton a common name?
We classify Winton as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,938 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Winton most popular?
The single biggest year for Winton was 1920, when 78 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Winton is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Winton a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Winton 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.
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.