Winston

Meaning: Wine's settlement
Origin: English surname

Nicknames: Winnie

Boy's name · #382 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Winston was #234 in 1941, slipped to #882 by 2010, and has climbed back to #382 today. About 33,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#324 in Sweden (2025) · #346 in Canada (2025) · #934 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,985 in Ecuador (2025) · #6,537 in France (2025) · #3,579 in Austria (2024) · #413 in New Zealand (2023) · #1,108 in Belgium (2022) · #1,093 in Netherlands (2021) · #609 in Ireland (2014) · #638 in Scotland (2008).

Famous Winstons

Winston Churchill — British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
Winston Reid — New Zealand footballer (born 1988)
Winston Duke — Tobagonian actor (born 1986)
Winston Groom — American writer (1943–2020)
Winston Bogarde — Dutch footballer (born 1970)

In stories & tradition

Winston Smith — Nineteen Eighty-Four (book)
Winston Zeddemore — Fictional character from Ghostbusters
Winston — Fictional character in the 2016 video game Overwatch

What Winstons become

Among 356 notable people named Winston:

Sports figures appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Winston Reid, New Zealand footballer (born 1988).

Similar names: Rocco · Wilson · Harlan · Robin · Paxton · Preston

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