Winston is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Winston means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Winston across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Winston has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Winston is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “joyful stone, friend's town”. An English place name and surname, from wynn meaning joy and stan or tun.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 32,956 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 764 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 13 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Winston per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (866/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (59/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2014 (4/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2008 (3/yr).
Winston has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #743 nationally (given to 925 babies that year).
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