Winter
About Winter
The girls have dibs on Spring, Summer, and Autumn, leaving this name evocative of snowy landscapes as the one possible seasonal choice for boys. And naturally, it's one of the most obvious names for winter babies.
Pronounced WIN-tur.
As of October 2026, Winter ranked #1990 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Winter is a boy's name.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,229 | 35 | 18.2 |
| 2015 | #3,425 | 33 | 17.2 |
| 2016 | #2,686 | 46 | 24.2 |
| 2017 | #2,888 | 42 | 22.7 |
| 2018 | #3,236 | 36 | 19.8 |
| 2019 | #2,624 | 50 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | #2,545 | 51 | 29.5 |
| 2021 | #2,078 | 71 | 40.6 |
| 2022 | #2,239 | 65 | 37.2 |
| 2023 | #2,434 | 56 | 32.7 |
| 2024 | #2,358 | 60 | 34.8 |
| 2025 | #1,990 | 77 | 45.1 |
World rankings
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Winter on lists
Famous Winters
- Winter Mercy (b. 2019)
son of Alanis Morissette and Mario Treadway.
Winter in pop culture
- Winter is a season
from late December to late March in the northern hemisphere, or June,August in the Southern Hemisphere
- Winter Warlock
character in the TV classic "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
- Henry Winter
a brilliant but sociopathic college student in Donna Tartt's The Secret History
- Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)
Marvel character
- Winter
the main character in the Line Webtoon, Winter Woods
- Dear Winter
a song by AJR