Winn
A name of Old English origin meaning "victor" or "conqueror".
Name Census estimates that about 311 living Americans carry the first name Winn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 89.3% of registrations being male. The average person named Winn today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Winn births was 2021 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Winn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
311
~ 1 in 1,102,104 Americans
Peak year
2021
20 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,145
Tracked since 1918
Census
Winn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 481 people with the first name Winn, which placed it at #21,195 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,195
National first-name rank
People counted
481
481 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Winn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Winn is White at 76.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (11.9%) and Black (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Winn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Winn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.3% · 367
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.9% · 57
- Black or African American5.2% · 25
- Two or more races4.0% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Winn
Winn leans heavily male at 89.3% of total registrations, but 39 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Winn as a male name
- Ranked #6,145 in 2024
- 15 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2021 (20 births)
Winn as a female name
- Ranked #17,500 in 2024
- 5 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Winn on both sides of the split. Of the 471 people counted with this name, 347 were male (73.7%) and 124 were female (26.3%).
Popularity
Winn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Winn from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 95 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Winn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Winn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Winn
The name Winn has its origins in the Old English language and can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD. It is derived from the Old English word "wyn," which means "joy" or "delight." The name was initially used as a descriptive term to refer to someone who brought happiness or was a joyful person.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Winn can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land and property in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. In this document, the name is spelled as "Winne," referring to individuals who held land or property at the time.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Winn gained popularity among the English nobility and gentry. One notable historical figure who bore this name was Winn of Powick (c. 1200-1270), a prominent landowner and knight from Worcestershire, England. He was known for his military service during the Second Barons' War, a conflict between King Henry III and a group of rebellious barons.
Another early example of the name Winn can be found in the literary works of the 14th-century English writer Geoffrey Chaucer. In his famous Canterbury Tales, one of the characters is named Winn, described as a jovial and joyful individual, reflecting the original meaning of the name.
During the Renaissance period, the name Winn was associated with several notable figures, including Winn Butler (c. 1535-1618), an English composer and musician who served as a court musician to Queen Elizabeth I. His compositions for lute and vihuela were highly regarded in his time.
In the 17th century, Winn Pelham (1620-1668) was a prominent English politician and member of the Parliament of England. He played an important role in the English Civil War, initially supporting the Parliamentarian cause but later switching sides to support King Charles I.
The name Winn has continued to be used throughout history, albeit less commonly than in earlier times. Other notable individuals who bore this name include Winn Tuttle (1831-1905), an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Tuttle Publishing Company, and Winn Dixi (1875-1947), a Norwegian-American author and journalist known for his work in promoting Norwegian culture and literature in the United States.
People
Winn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Winn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Winn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 311 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Winn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,102,104 US residents.
Is Winn a common name?
We classify Winn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 366 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Winn most popular?
The single biggest year for Winn was 2021, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Winn is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Winn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 481 people with the name Winn, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,195 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Winn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Winn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Winn on both sides of the split. Of the 471 people counted with this name, 347 were male (73.7%) and 124 were female (26.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Winn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Winn is White at 76.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (11.9%) and Black (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Winn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Winn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.3% (367 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Winn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Winn a male name?
Yes, 89.3% of people registered as Winn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Winn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Winn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Winn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Winn?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.