Win

#8,870 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Joy + peace, through Winifred

Win has been given to 195 babies in the U.S. since 1951. In 2025 it ranked #8,870 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 16 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 92% boys, 8% girls all-time.

Babies named Win, 2025

1 in 368,000

Win over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Win over time

In 2025, Win went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

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A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Win: meaning, origin, and history

Joy + peace, through Winifred

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Win means

Win belongs to the name family reached through Win → Winifred → Winfriþ. Its meaning is “joy + peace”.

Origin, language, and formation

Win is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Winifred, Winston and Winfriþ.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 179 boys were recorded with the name Win between 1951 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 16 in 2022; its best national rank was #2,792 in 1956.

Over 10 years its rank rose, from #13,939 in 2015 to #8,870 in 2025.

In the United States, 16 girls were recorded with the name Win between 2012 and 2023. Its highest annual count was 6 in 2014; its best national rank was #16,403 in 2014.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Win?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 368,000; 9 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 190,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #8,870; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 255,323 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Win sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 255,323 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Win. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Wins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Win was born before 2011 — so the typical Win is around 14 today.

Median birth year: 2011; About 14 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 30.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 55.3%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 179; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 30.2% of all recorded uses (54).

Is Win rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +952; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: +5,069; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.80×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 56.3%; Peak was 2022 (16)
Years since peak: 3; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 22.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,792; 1956

Win around the world

Where Win ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2024–2024
#5,120
in 2024
South Australia
1995–1995
#533
in 1995

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Win by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #8,870
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #2,792; 1956
Peak year: 2022; 16 that year
First recorded: 1951
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 179
Count in 2025: 9

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #16,403; 2014
Peak year: 2014; 6 that year
First recorded: 2012
Last recorded: 2023
All-time count: 16
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Win

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Winn Wing Owin Winner Winson Rowin Arwin Lewin Oswin Gwin Ludwin Ewin Winnie Windel Winter Windsor Bowin Windham Tywin Chadwin Wind Windle Alwin Winfrey

Sibling names for Win

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl Anabel

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Evans Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah

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