Winn
The Story of Winn
As a girl name
Winn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2018, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 10 Winns were born — ranking #9,543 that year. As of 2026, Winn ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 39 Winns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Winn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 20 Winns were born — ranking #4,777 that year. As of 2026, Winn ranks #5,800 for boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 359 Winns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Winn
Winn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 359 births in the dataset. Winn's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,371. Use the chart and map above to compare Winn'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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