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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Winthrop

Winthrop was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 895th; the most babies were born in 1915 (48). More babies were named Winthrop in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191548 babies
Total since 1880
1,178babies recorded

Winthrop popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,27910
1960#2,42113
1950#1,53724
1940#3,1277
1930#1,81818
1920#1,25134
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Winthrop, counting every spelling?

Winthrop has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Winthrop?

About 400 people born in the US named Winthrop are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 56 and 76. That makes Winthrop a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Winthrop by state

How common Winthrop was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (9.4×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesMA0.34Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Winthrop, boys, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Winthrop

How popular is the name Winthrop?

Winthrop was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 895th; the most babies were born in 1915 (48). More babies were named Winthrop in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Winthrop a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Winthrop in the US.

Where was Winthrop most popular?

In 1913–1917, Winthrop was most common in Massachusetts (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.