Winston
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About Winston
The name Winston is currently ranked #382 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #234 in 1941. The name is most popular in South Dakota, Kentucky, and Montana. Winston is occasionally used for girls in 2024.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Winston ranked #382 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #234 in 1941, Nameberry popularity #169.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #538 | 518 | 269.7 |
| 2015 | #523 | 551 | 287.5 |
| 2016 | #472 | 649 | 342 |
| 2017 | #405 | 782 | 422.5 |
| 2018 | #404 | 790 | 435 |
| 2019 | #372 | 860 | 479.3 |
| 2020 | #408 | 725 | 420 |
| 2021 | #409 | 762 | 435.6 |
| 2022 | #420 | 761 | 435.9 |
| 2023 | #398 | 798 | 466.5 |
| 2024 | #405 | 797 | 462.6 |
| 2025 | #382 | 830 | 485.9 |
World rankings
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English musician of The Beatles
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Winston in pop culture
- Dallas "Dally" Winston
fictional character in the novel "The Outisders" written by S. E. Hinton and was portrayed by Matt Dillon in the movie adaptation of the same name
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main character in George Orwell's "1984"
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character in the Ghostbusters films
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character on TV's "New Girl"
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dog on TV's "Hannibal"
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character from the "Ace Attorney" video game series
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character on TV series "The Stones"
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character in "The Maze Runner" trilogy
- Winston Wolf
character in the movie "Pulp Fiction"
- Winston Newquay
character on TV's "Wiseguy"
- Winston "Widget" Murray
character in Erin Morgenstern's "The Night Circus"
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character in Disney's "Oliver & Company"
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character in webcomic "Unfamiliar"
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brand of cigarette
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SuperBookUSA mascot dog, appeared in a Twitter Pic with Supermodel Elle Johnson on March 21, 2019
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character in the film series "John Wick"
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character in the 'Renegades' trilogy