Winter
- Pronunciation
- [Win-ter]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Year
- Origin
- Anglo
Winter Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 958 baby boys have been named Winter. The name peaked in 2021 with 71 US births that year (rank #2078). In 2024, ranked #2358 nationally — 280 places below its 2021 peak.
Top States for Winter
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Winter births are: California (58), New York (34), Texas (24).
Other Anglo-Origin Names Like Winter
If you like Winter's Anglo origin, consider these related names: Aart, Abeodan, Ablendan, Abrecan, Acca. Browse all Anglo names →
6-Letter Names Starting with W
Names with Winter's exact length and starting letter: Wacian, Wadley, Wafiyy, Wagaye, Wagner.
Quick Facts About Winter
US Popularity History (2012–2025)
Annual US births named Winter by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2022 with 1,051 girls named Winter (girl rank #306 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #426 for girls (732 US births). That's 120 places below its 2022 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Winter Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Winter the strongest states are Alaska, Hawaii, Montana.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | #128 | 37 |
| 2 | Hawaii | #209 | 18 |
| 3 | Montana | #221 | 22 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | #232 | 23 |
| 5 | Nevada | #298 | 101 |
| 6 | Oregon | #309 | 115 |
| 7 | West Virginia | #317 | 50 |
| 8 | New Mexico | #320 | 46 |
| 9 | Washington | #321 | 216 |
| 10 | Idaho | #327 | 28 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | #575 | 102 |
| 2 | Arizona | #515 | 138 |
| 3 | Texas | #507 | 620 |
| 4 | Minnesota | #476 | 117 |
| 5 | California | #473 | 710 |
| 6 | Kansas | #472 | 67 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #470 | 172 |
| 8 | Connecticut | #464 | 65 |
| 9 | Iowa | #445 | 41 |
| 10 | Louisiana | #425 | 112 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Winter in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Winter to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Winter against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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