How Many People Are Named Winfield?
An estimated 1,647 people in the United States have the first name Winfield. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Winfield peaked in popularity in 1916 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Winfield as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Winfield paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,647
About 1 in 208,108 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1916
125 births
Total Registered
5,206
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Winfield
Winfield is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,206 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Winfield as a male name
Ranked #9,798 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (125 births)
Winfield: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Winfield span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 948 babies were registered. Winfield has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Winfield by Decade
How has Winfield tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Winfield by State
Birth registrations for Winfield span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in North Carolina, Missouri, Louisiana. On average, about 67 Winfields were registered per state.
Winfield + Last Name Combinations
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Winfield: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winfield?
We estimate approximately 1,647 people named Winfield are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 208,108 Americans share this first name.
Is Winfield a common name?
Winfield is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,206 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Winfield most popular?
Winfield reached peak popularity in 1916, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Winfield is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Winfield a male name?
Winfield is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Winfield Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Winfield Smith, Winfield Johnson, Winfield Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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