Wynton
Wynton or Winton is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Wynton Bernard, American baseball player Wynton Hall, American non-fiction writer and journalist Winton C.
Meaning & Origin of Wynton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wynton or Winton is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Wynton Bernard, American baseball player Wynton Hall, American non-fiction writer and journalist Winton C.
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The Story of Wynton
Wynton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1960, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 28 Wyntons were born — ranking #2,057 that year. As of 2026, Wynton ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 547 Wyntons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Wynton
Wynton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 547 births in the dataset. Wynton's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #2,057. Use the chart and map above to compare Wynton'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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