Win
Win is a name with a single cultural origin: Burmese.
- Burmese
Meaning & Origin of Win
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Win is a name with a single cultural origin: Burmese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Burmese
The Story of Win
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Win as a girl name dates back to 2012, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Win — #14,553 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Wins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16 Wins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Win first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 16 births, good for #5,633 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Wins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,234 among boy names with 10 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 190 Wins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Win
Win is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 190 births in the dataset. Win's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,629. Use the chart and map above to compare Win's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.