Winchester
Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is 60 miles (97 km) south-west of London and 14 miles (23 km) from Southampton, its nearest major city.
Meaning & Origin of Winchester
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is 60 miles (97 km) south-west of London and 14 miles (23 km) from Southampton, its nearest major city.
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The Story of Winchester
Winchester first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 15 Winchesters were born — ranking #5,924 that year. As of 2026, Winchester ranks #7,235 for baby boys with 10 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 119 Winchesters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Winchester
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About the name Winchester
Winchester is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 119 births in the dataset. Winchester's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,924. Use the chart and map above to compare Winchester'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 .
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