Winsten
Winsten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Archer Winsten (1904–1997), American film critic Beth Tanenhaus Winsten, American filmmaker, screenwriter, and visual artist Clare Winsten, British artist Jay Winsten, American academic Stephen Winsten (1893–1991), British writer
Meaning & Origin of Winsten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Winsten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Archer Winsten (1904–1997), American film critic Beth Tanenhaus Winsten, American filmmaker, screenwriter, and visual artist Clare Winsten, British artist Jay Winsten, American academic Stephen Winsten (1893–1991), British writer
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The Story of Winsten
Winsten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2015, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 8 Winstens were born — ranking #8,981 that year. As of 2026, Winsten ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 46 Winstens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Winsten
Winsten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Winsten's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,981. Use the chart and map above to compare Winsten'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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