Winston is a distinctive choice, ranked #747 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Winston in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#747
US Rank #405
About the Name Winston
Winston is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 79 places over five years. Its high point was #616 in 2019, and it now sits at #747. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Winston is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #405, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Winston
Unlikely. With around 46 UK babies named Winston per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Winston in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Winston has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 79 places in the last five years. Its peak was #616 in 2019. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Winston is more popular in the US (#405) than in the UK (#747). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Winston include: Winston Marshall — Winston Aubrey Aladar Marshall is a British podcaster, political commentator and musician.; Matt Winston — Matthew Winston is an American actor.; Winston Story — Winston Story is an American actor who is best known for his work in Grey's Anatomy, Henry Danger and Brooklyn Nine-Nine..
Winston appears in the US top 500 at #405 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
46
UK babies named Winston (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 79 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Winston
Likely around 1 other Winston in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Winston
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Winston Aubrey Aladar Marshall is a British podcaster, political commentator and musician. He is the former banjoist and lead guitarist of the folk rock band Mumford & Sons.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. For some 62 of the years between 1900 and 1964, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) and represented a total of five constituencies over that time.
Winston Spencer Churchill, generally known as Winston Churchill, was an English Conservative politician and a grandson of the British prime minister of the same name. During the period of his prominence as a public figure, he was normally referred to as Winston Churchill MP, in order to distinguish him from his grandfather.
Sir Winston Churchill, known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an English soldier, historian, and politician. He was the father of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and a direct ancestor and eponym of Sir Winston Churchill, who served as British prime minister in the 20th century during the Second World War.
Patrick Henry Winston was an American computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Winston was director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory from 1972 to 1997, succeeding Marvin Minsky, who left to help found the MIT Media Lab.