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Won

/ˈwʌn/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Won has been given to about 102 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈwʌn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 93
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Won per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 8
  • Born in 20255
  • All time102

How popular is Won?

Its best year was 1979, when 8 babies were given the name, ranking 4835th. The typical living American called Won is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Won

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jon0.75
  2. Don0.75
  3. Ron0.75
  4. Lon0.75
  5. Von0.75
  6. Shon0.62
  7. Zyon0.62
  8. Sutton0.57

Middle names for Won

Ranked by flow score
  1. Won James0.74
  2. Won Miles0.73
  3. Won Thomas0.71
  4. Won Cole0.70
  5. Won Wilder0.58
  6. Won Paul0.55

Sibling names for Won

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.60
  2. Daniellesister · 0.60
  3. Jessicasister · 0.59
  4. Coreybrother · 0.59
  5. Caseyeither · 0.58
  6. Travisbrother · 0.58

Where Won is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Won Evans0.73
    2. Won Edwards0.73
    3. Won Allen0.73
    4. Won Adams0.73
    5. Won Turner0.69
    6. Won Taylor0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Won

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.