How Many People Are Named Won?
An estimated 93 people in the United States have the first name Won. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Won peaked in popularity in 1979 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Won 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 Won paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Won is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
93
About 1 in 3,685,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1979
8 births
Total Registered
97
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Won
Won is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 97 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Won as a male name
Ranked #10,873 in 2007
7 male births in 2007
Peak: 1979 (8 births)
Won: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Won span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 40 babies were registered. Won has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Won by Decade
How has Won 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.
Won + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Won as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Won
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Won: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Won?
We estimate approximately 93 people named Won 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 3,685,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Won a common name?
Won is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 97 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Won most popular?
Won reached peak popularity in 1979, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Won is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Won a male name?
Won is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Won Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Won Smith, Won Johnson, Won 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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