Girl name · Old English
Winter
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: winter seasonWinter is a girl's name that comes from Old English and means "winter season". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Winter season
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #426 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Winter
As a girl's name, Winter comes from Old English and means "winter season". It is used in English.
Winter is also a surname: the 1,119th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 30,758 people. See the most common last names.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Winter on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Winter on 2 lists.
“Sawyer County village named for a railroad official”
From Weird Wisconsin town names, lucky, friendly and chilly Wisconsin town names
“English word name for the coldest season of the year”
From Nature names, sky, dawn and season names
How popular is Winter?
- US rank in 2025
- #426
- 732 babies, 455 per million girls
- Best rank
- #305 in 2022
- 1,053 babies that year
- Babies since 1954
- At least 15,619
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 0 per million |
| 1960s | 2 per million |
| 1970s | 30 per million |
| 1980s | 49 per million |
| 1990s | 71 per million |
| 2000s | 111 per million |
| 2010s | 314 per million |
| 2020s | 561 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #503 | #446 | #388 | #325 | #315 | #322 | #305 | #369 | #385 | #426 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names with a similar meaning
- BaharSpring, the season (Persian, girl)
- AutumnFall season (English, girl)
- CemreThe warmth that ends winter (Turkish, girl)
- FuyukiWinter tree (Japanese, boy)
- FuyumiWinter beauty (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- HafSummer season (Welsh, girl)
- RituSeason, period (Sanskrit, girl)
- SummerSummer season (Old English, girl)
- YaldaThe winter solstice festival (Syriac, girl)
Middle names for Winter
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Old English
- EdithRich in war (Old English, girl)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AudreyNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- ÆlfflædElf beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfgifuElf gift (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfthrythElf strength (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfwynnElf joy (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelflædNoble beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelthrythNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- AshAsh tree (Old English, unisex)
- AshleyAsh tree clearing (Old English, unisex)
- AspenAspen tree (Old English, unisex)
- AudenFrom Ealdwine, old friend, or Norse Hálfdan (Old English, unisex)
- AveryElf counsel (Old English, unisex)
Winter: common questions
What does the name Winter mean?
Winter comes from Old English and means "winter season".
Is Winter a boy or girl name?
Winter is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 732 girls and 77 boys in the US were named Winter, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Winter come from?
Winter comes from Old English and means "winter season". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Winter?
Winter ranked #426 in the US in 2025, with 732 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What middle names go with Winter?
Middle names that flow well with Winter include Aoife, Briar, Daisy, Gwen and Iris. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.