Winter

Winter: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “winter season”
Origin: English
Say it: WIN-ter · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (94% of all uses)

Winter is an English seasonal word name and surname used as a given name. Its meaning is directly the season name.

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How popular is Winter?

2024263 per million US babies

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Babies named Winter in 2024876

2024 rank#385 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188015,832

Winter is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Winter

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Wynterwinter season · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Winter questions

What does the name Winter mean?

Winter means "winter season". It comes from English. Winter is an English seasonal word name and surname used as a given name. Its meaning is directly the season name.

Is Winter a boy or girl name?

Winter is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Winter?

876 US babies were named Winter in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Winter?

Winter is usually pronounced WIN-ter.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.