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Winslow

#2,877 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Shelter, cover, through Wineshlǣw

Winslow has been given to 2,724 babies in the U.S. since 1897. In 2025 it ranked #2,877 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 51 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 66% boys, 34% girls all-time.

Babies named Winslow, 2025

1 in 75,300

Winslow over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Winslow over time

In 2025, Winslow went to 82% girls and 18% boys.

18972025

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.

Winslow: meaning, origin, and history

Shelter, cover, through Wineshlǣw

surname transfer

What Winslow means

Winslow belongs to the name family reached through Winslow → Wineshlǣw. Its meaning is “shelter, cover”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

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

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Winslow (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Origin, language, and formation

Winslow is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Winslow comes through Middle English Wynselowe and Old English Wineshlǣw.

Winslow is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Wineshlǣw.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Winslow is pronounced /ˈwɪnzloʊ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,789 boys were recorded with the name Winslow between 1897 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 51 in 2022; its best national rank was #1,090 in 1907.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #3,267 in 2020 to #2,877 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #4,701 in 2015 to #2,877 in 2025.

In the United States, 935 girls were recorded with the name Winslow between 2009 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 199 in 2025; its best national rank was #1,169 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #3,058 in 2020 to #1,169 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #5,646 in 2015 to #1,169 in 2025.

How common is Winslow?

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

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 75,300
44 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 38,800
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#2,877
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
52,226 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Winslow 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 52,226 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Winslow. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Winslows were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Winslow was born before 1959 — so the typical Winslow is around 66 today.

Median birth year
1959
About 66 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
13.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
28.2%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
1,055
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2020s — 13.5% of all recorded uses (241).

Is Winslow 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
−133
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
+390
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+1,824
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
2.10×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
86.3%
Peak was 2022 (51)
Years since peak
3
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
43.8% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,090
1907

Spellings of Winslow

Winslow is not the most common spelling — Winston is, with 94.8% against Winslow's 5.2%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Winslow is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Winslow was most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 1 in 100,000 boys, against 1 in 481,220 across all states with data. It was least common in Pennsylvania (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Massachusetts1 in 100,000
  2. 2California1 in —
  3. 3North Carolina1 in —
  4. 4Ohio1 in —
  5. 5Pennsylvania1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Winslow has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Winslow is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Winslow was most concentrated in Utah — about 1 in 9,091 girls, against 1 in 28,648 across all states with data. It was least common in New York (1 in 100,000).

111 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Utah1 in 9,091
  2. 2Minnesota1 in 10,000
  3. 3Missouri1 in 12,500
  4. 4Oregon1 in 12,500
  5. 5Washington1 in 12,500
  6. 6Colorado1 in 14,286
  7. 7Kansas1 in 14,286
  8. 8Iowa1 in 20,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Winslow around the world

Where Winslow 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
    2014–2014
    #3,895
    in 2014
  • Canada
    2018–2022
    #1,819
    in 2022

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Winslow by the numbers

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

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#2,877
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 390
Best rank ever
#1,090
1907
Peak year
2022
51 that year
First recorded
1897
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,789
Count in 2025
44

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,169
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 1,889
Best rank ever
#1,169
2025
Peak year
2025
199 that year
First recorded
2009
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
935
Count in 2025
199

Names similar to Winslow

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

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Sibling names for Winslow

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

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