Wynton
English variant meaning "wine's town" or "friend's town".
Name Census estimates that about 531 living Americans carry the first name Wynton. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Wynton today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Wynton births was 1986 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Wynton. 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
531
~ 1 in 645,488 Americans
Peak year
1986
28 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,828
Tracked since 1960
Census
Wynton in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 507 people with the first name Wynton, which placed it at #20,390 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
#20,390
National first-name rank
People counted
507
507 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
69.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Wynton
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Wynton is Black at 69.4%. The next largest groups are White (20.9%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). 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 Wynton 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 Wynton at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American69.4% · 352
- White20.9% · 106
- Two or more races4.3% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Wynton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Wynton from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 164 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Wynton 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 Wynton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Wyntons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Florida, Illinois, Texas recorded the most babies named Wynton, while Texas, Illinois, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Wynton
The given name Wynton has its origins in the Old English language, which was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland from the 5th to the 11th centuries. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "wyn" meaning joy or delight, and "tun" meaning an enclosure or settlement.
The earliest known recorded instance of the name Wynton dates back to the 11th century, appearing in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript record of a great survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England. It was listed as a place name referring to a settlement in Somerset, England.
Over the centuries, the name Wynton has been associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded persons bearing this name was Sir Wynton de Worde, an English merchant and Member of Parliament who lived in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Another significant figure with the name Wynton was Wynton of Shaftesbury, a 15th-century English composer and poet who was one of the most prominent figures in the cultural life of medieval England. His works included religious and secular music as well as poetry.
In more recent times, the name Wynton gained prominence through the acclaimed American jazz trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, who was born in 1961. Marsalis is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation and has been a leading figure in the preservation and promotion of jazz music.
Other notable individuals named Wynton include Wynton Kelly, an American jazz pianist and composer who lived from 1931 to 1971 and was a member of the legendary Miles Davis Quintet; and Wynton Rufer, a former New Zealand football player who was born in 1962 and is considered one of the greatest players in his country's history.
While the name Wynton has its roots in Old English, it has gained a more widespread usage in recent times, particularly in English-speaking countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, where it is often associated with individuals from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
People
Wynton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Wynton 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
Wynton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wynton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 531 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Wynton 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 645,488 US residents.
Is Wynton a common name?
We classify Wynton as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 547 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Wynton most popular?
The single biggest year for Wynton was 1986, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Wynton is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Wynton in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 507 people with the name Wynton, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,390 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 Wynton 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 Wynton?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Wynton leans strongly male. 499 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 6 female bearers (1.2%). 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 Wynton?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Wynton is Black at 69.4%. The next largest groups are White (20.9%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). 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 Wynton most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Wynton in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.4% (352 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 Wynton in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Wynton a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Wynton 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 Wynton still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Wynton 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 Wynton 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 have the name Wynton?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Wynton, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.