Winston

Winston is a male given name: 100% of people named Winston are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 26,454 male / 100 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Winston

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Winston," in English, "Guten Tag Winston," in German. Winston is a male given name: about 100% of people named Winston are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Winston,

German

Guten Tag Winston,

French

Bonjour Winston,

Spanish

Estimado/a Winston:

Chinese

Winston您好：

Japanese

Winston様

English

Hi Winston,

German

Hi Winston,

French

Salut Winston,

Spanish

Hola Winston,

Chinese

Winston你好：

Japanese

Winstonさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Winston by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	100%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

26,454 male · 100 female · 26,554 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Winston a male or female name?

Winston is a male given name: 100% of people named Winston are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Winston in an email?

Is Winston a unisex name?

Winston is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Winston are men. Winston leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Winston a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/winston (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_winston,
  title  = {Is Winston a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/winston},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}