Winter

Word name

Winter Origin and Meaning

The name Winter is a girl's name of English origin.

Fresher, brisker and, yes, cooler than Summer or Autumn or Spring, Winter is now a full-fledged female choice, especially since Nicole Richie and Joel Madden used it for daughter Harlow's middle name, and Gretchen Mol picked it as her daughter's first, as did media mogul Sean Parker. Winter continues to be the preferred spelling and has risen in popularity significantly over the past few years.

Although Winter entered the U.S. Top 1000 in 1978, it was been used as a first name as early as the seventeenth century.

Some interesting international words for winter: Aeneva (Cheyenne, Native American), Cole (Chinook, Native American), Hima (Sanskrit), Jara (Hindi), Saradi (Hindi), Vandi (Kashmiri), Zaya (Old Persian) and Zima (Russian, Bulgarian). Here's a more complete look at winter baby names.

Winter Rank in US Top 1000

# 370 in the US

Winter Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 668 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Winter

• 370 US 2023
• 668 Nameberry 2025
• 229 Future 2028
• 299 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Winter

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Winter.

• Rain
• Meadow
• Indigo
• River
• Ember
• Dove
• Phoenix
• Raven
• Snow
• Blue
• Alaska
• Aspen
• Sky
• Autumn
• Crimson
• Emerald
• Sage
• Coco
• Lilac
• Rue

Famous People Named Winter

• Winter ring name of Katarina Leigh Waters, American pro wrestler
• Winter Ave Zoli American actress
• Winter Morgan Williams (b. 2011) daughter of actress Gretchen Mol and director Tod Williams
• Winter Victoria Parker (2013) daughter of social media mogul Sean Parker
• Winter stage name of Kim Min,jeong. member of Korean Idol group Aespa

The name Winter in Pop Culture

• Winter Santiaga main character in "The Coldest Winter Ever" by Sister Soulja
• Winter princess character in Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles
• Winter Schnee character in Web Series RWBY
• Winter Anderson character on TV's "American Horror Story: Cult"
• Winter character in the Star Wars: Legends series
• Winter dolphin in movie "Dolphin Tale"
• Dear Winter song by AJR