Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Winslow

Meaning Wine Gender Unisex · 34% girls Rank 2025 #2,878 Trend ↑ Rising 50%

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) +‎ hlāw (“mound”).

Rank 2025
#2,878
among boys · ↓134 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
243
named Winslow · +24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,820
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
243 babies
All-time total
2,724
#3,540 all-time among boys
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Winslow popularity over time

2,724 babies have been named Winslow since 1897, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 5 5 1 – #1,224
1900s – 25 25 3 +400% #1,091
1910s – 178 178 18 +612% #1,262
1920s – 226 226 23 +27% #1,488
1930s – 163 163 16 -28% #1,532
1940s – 137 137 14 -16% #1,630
1950s – 162 162 16 +18% #1,655
1960s – 128 128 13 -21% #1,777
1970s – 70 70 7 -45% #3,278
1980s – 108 108 11 +54% #3,213
1990s – 74 74 7 -31% #3,629
2000s 10 76 86 9 +16% #5,513
2010s 254 196 450 45 +423% #3,603
2020s (to 2025) 671 241 912 152 +238% #2,645

Where Winslow is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 47 0.03 outside top 500
2027 51 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 56 0.03 outside top 500
2030 58 0.03 outside top 500

Where Winslow is most popular

Boys named Winslow per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.024 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Winslow born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 5 0.019 -21%
California 12 0.013 -45%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Winslow

Winslow is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,878 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1897, 2,724 American babies have been named Winslow, about 66% boys and 34% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 243 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Winslow stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Winslow?

The median living Winslow is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 34. An estimated 2,000 people named Winslow are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Winslow year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 199 #1,169 44 #2,878
2024 148 #1,482 48 #2,744
2023 120 #1,722 36 #3,341
2022 87 #2,192 51 #2,645
2021 64 #2,710 27 #4,003
2020 53 #3,058 35 #3,269
2019 50 #3,218 23 #4,475
2018 47 #3,395 31 #3,603
2017 38 #3,992 27 #3,985
2016 28 #4,983 19 #5,118
2015 24 #5,648 21 #4,703
2014 30 #4,763 19 #5,056
2013 15 #8,123 11 #7,519
2012 6 #16,741 17 #5,470
2011 11 #10,352 10 #8,044
2010 5 #19,691 18 #5,238
2009 10 #11,414 9 #8,957
2008 – – 11 #7,678
2007 – – 11 #7,561
2006 – – 16 #5,513
2005 – – 6 #11,417
2004 – – 7 #9,900
2003 – – – –
2002 – – 7 #9,357
2001 – – – –
2000 – – 9 #7,387
1995 – – 5 #10,286
1990 – – 8 #6,392
1985 – – 9 #4,683
1980 – – 11 #3,836
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 10 #3,278
1965 – – 10 #2,777
1960 – – 17 #2,035
1955 – – 13 #2,301
1950 – – 21 #1,655
1945 – – 18 #1,630
1940 – – 7 #3,126
1935 – – 18 #1,707
1930 – – 24 #1,532
1925 – – 22 #1,678
1920 – – 22 #1,692
1915 – – 25 #1,370
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – 6 #1,306
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Winslow

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Winslow Homer Winslow Homer American landscape painter (1836–1910) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Winslow, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Winslow?

The median living Winslow is about 7 years old. Half of all living Winslows are between 2 and 34 years old.

How many people named Winslow are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Winslow are alive in the United States, based on 2,724 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Winslow mean?

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) +‎ hlāw (“mound”).

How popular is the name Winslow in 2025?

Winslow ranked #2,878 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Winslow?

2,724 babies have been named Winslow in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Winslow most popular?

Winslow peaked in 2025, when 243 newborns received the name.

Is Winslow a boy or girl name?

Winslow is used for both: about 34% of babies named Winslow have been girls and 66% boys.

Is the name Winslow rising or falling?

Winslow is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Winslow become more popular?

Winslow is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 boys named Winslow in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Winslow?

Well-known people named Winslow include Winslow Homer (painter).

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