Winter
Girl · WIN-ter · English
Winter is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “the winter season”. In 2025 it ranked 384th for girls in the UK (123 babies) and 426th for girls in the US (732 babies).
What does Winter mean?
English: season name, from Old English winter
“the winter season”
From the English word for the coldest season; Winter is also an established English surname.
- Say it
- WIN-ter
More on Wiktionary.
Is Winter a girl's or a boy's name?
Winter is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 123 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 732 girls and 77 boys in the US.
How popular is Winter in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #384among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 123about 1 in 2,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 123 girls in the UK were named Winter, making it the 384th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 290th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 195 girls. 10 boys were also named Winter in 2025 (2,342nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Winter in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 194 girls in the UK were given Winter or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #268, up from #384 for this spelling alone.
- Winter 123
- Wynter 71
Among girls in 2025, it was 364th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Winter in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #384 |
| 2024 | 120 | #397 |
| 2023 | 155 | #313 |
| 2022 | 181 | #278 |
| 2021 | 195 | #266 |
| 2020 | 180 | #290 |
| 2019 | 166 | #314 |
| 2018 | 170 | #309 |
| 2017 | 106 | #461 |
| 2016 | 46 | #881 |
| 2015 | 69 | #648 |
| 2014 | 51 | #819 |
| 2013 | 37 | #1,044 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,259 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Winter in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #426among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 732about 1 in 2,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 732 girls in the US were named Winter, making it the 426th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 315th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 1,053 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954. 77 boys were also named Winter in 2025 (1,976th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Winter than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Winter in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,418 girls in the US were given Winter or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #246, up from #426 for this spelling alone.
Winter in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 732 | #426 |
| 2024 | 819 | #385 |
| 2023 | 831 | #369 |
| 2022 | 1,053 | #304 |
| 2021 | 1,013 | #322 |
| 2020 | 1,009 | #315 |
| 2019 | 985 | #325 |
| 2018 | 799 | #388 |
| 2017 | 709 | #446 |
| 2016 | 622 | #502 |
| 2015 | 568 | #547 |
| 2014 | 561 | #552 |
| 2013 | 433 | #658 |
| 2012 | 358 | #770 |
| 2011 | 240 | #1,036 |
| 2010 | 220 | #1,120 |
| 2009 | 261 | #1,012 |
| 2008 | 238 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 178 | #1,357 |
| 2006 | 206 | #1,182 |
| 2005 | 190 | #1,203 |
| 2004 | 205 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 182 | #1,179 |
| 2002 | 205 | #1,048 |
| 2001 | 206 | #1,039 |
| 2000 | 173 | #1,160 |
| 1999 | 169 | #1,152 |
| 1998 | 189 | #1,042 |
| 1997 | 177 | #1,070 |
| 1996 | 173 | #1,069 |
| 1995 | 135 | #1,251 |
| 1994 | 122 | #1,361 |
| 1993 | 89 | #1,675 |
| 1992 | 79 | #1,814 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,907 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,846 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,982 |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,661 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 1985 | 52 | #2,047 |
| 1984 | 78 | #1,475 |
| 1983 | 92 | #1,311 |
| 1982 | 101 | #1,268 |
| 1981 | 109 | #1,200 |
| 1980 | 140 | #1,026 |
| 1979 | 241 | #703 |
| 1978 | 137 | #995 |
| 1977 | 29 | #2,780 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
Names like Winter
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Willow Ember Autumn Scarlett Piper River Ivy Myla Zara Riley Lyra
Other spellings of Winter
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Grace Violet Daisy Poppy Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter Harrison Ellie