Given name
Frosty
“one who is cool and crisp”
Frosty is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is cool and crisp.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is cool and crisp.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Frosty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Frosty’s family of names
Frosty has a related form in Frost. Frosty has a related form in Frostea. Frosty has a related form in Frosteah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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