Given name & surname
Winter
“born during the winter season”
Winter is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “born during the winter season.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “born during the winter season.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winter through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,656
- 1,037 boys · 15,619 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,118 babies
- 2025
- 809
- #426 for girls · #1,990 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 6% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 732 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 426 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 77 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (69). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,006 as a first name in 2020; 30,758 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Winter’s family of names
In German usage, Winter as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Danish form VINTER. Winter has a related form in Wynter. Winter has a related form in Wynter.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Winter has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Winter
- Winter WilliamsAmerican actressborn 1984
- Winter Ave ZoliAmerican actress and modelborn 1980
- Winter HallNew Zealand actor (1872-1947)
- Winter VineckiAmerican freestyle skier and athleteborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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