Given name & surname
Winslow
“from a friend's hill”
Winslow is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from a friend's hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from a friend's hill.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, built from Old English Wine + hlāw (“mound”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winslow through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,724
- 1,789 boys · 935 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 243 babies
- 2025
- 243
- #1,169 for girls · #2,878 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +135%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 29% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 199 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,169 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 186.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 44 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,245 as a first name in 2020; 13,648 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Winslow’s family of names
Winslow has a related form in Winslo. Winslow has a related form in Winslowe. Winslow has a related form in Wynslo.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Winslow
- Winslow HomerAmerican landscape painter (1836–1910)
- Winslow HallAmerican rower (1912–1995)
- Winslow BriggsAmerican botanist (1928-2019)
- Winslow FegleyAmerican actor (2009-)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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