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Girl name

Winter

/ˈwɪntɚ/ · 94% girls · #426 in the US for girls, 2025

Winter has been given to about 16,656 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈwɪntɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 16,512
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Winter per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 1,118
  • Born in 2025809
  • All time16,656
  • England & Wales, 2025#364 · 128

How popular is Winter?

Winter ranks 426th among American girls in 2025, with 809 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,118 babies were given the name, ranking 305th. The typical living American called Winter is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Hampshire, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Winter

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wynter0.89
  2. Ginger0.75
  3. Piper0.62
  4. River0.62
  5. Miller0.62
  6. Kimber0.62
  7. Winnie0.57
  8. Denver0.55

Middle names for Winter

Ranked by flow score
  1. Winter Anne0.81
  2. Winter Catherine0.78
  3. Winter Josephine0.78
  4. Winter Marie0.77
  5. Winter Grace0.77
  6. Winter Eve0.77

Sibling names for Winter

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mathiasbrother · 0.99
  2. Leiasister · 0.99
  3. Sullivanbrother · 0.99
  4. Zurisister · 0.99
  5. Lucianobrother · 0.98
  6. Lucianasister · 0.98

Where Winter is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Hampshire0.08%
  2. West Virginia0.05%
  3. Colorado0.05%
  4. Mississippi0.05%
  5. South Carolina0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Winter Anderson0.77
  2. Winter Nguyen0.72
  3. Winter Moore0.72
  4. Winter Hill0.72
  5. Winter Hall0.72
  6. Winter Brown0.72

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 Winter

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Winter across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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