Lily Winston
There are approximately 12 people named Lily Winston living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lily with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Winston. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
12
1 in 28,562,862
Named Lily
168K
Alive today
Named Winston
24K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 168K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2011
Average age: 16
Top Census group: White (69.1%)
Estimated bearers: 24K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,697
Per 100K: 6.92
Top ancestry: Black (59.7%)
First name trend
Lily: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lily. The peak year was 2011 with 8,199 births. The average person named Lily today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lily
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lily, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 69.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lily described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lily at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.1% · 107,573
- Hispanic or Latino12.7% · 19,773
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.8% · 15,307
- Two or more races5.9% · 9,219
- Black or African American1.9% · 2,906
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 898
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Winston surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Winston, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 59.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Winston described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Winston at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American59.7% · 12,358
- White29.3% · 6,069
- Two or more races6.2% · 1,285
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 717
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 187
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 75
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lily has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0492% of the US population, based on 168,479 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lily right now.
The surname Winston appears at a rate of 6.92 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0069%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 12 people with the full name Lily Winston. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Lily
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FAQ
Lily Winston: questions and answers
How many people are named Lily Winston?
We estimate approximately 12 people in the United States share the full name Lily Winston. That works out to about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0492%) with the surname frequency (6.92 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lily Winston?
We classify Lily Winston as "Very Rare". About 1 in 28,562,862 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lily a male or female name?
Lily is predominantly female. Out of 183,046 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Lily profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Lily Winston?
Find out how many people are called Lily Winston on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.