Is Winter a boy or girl name?
Winter is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 816 girls and 60 boys were named Winter, so 93.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93.9% of the 15,832 US babies named Winter were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,358
- Girl rank, 2024
- #385
- Babies named Winter since 1954
- 15,832
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,116 babies
Boys and girls named Winter, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1970s | 29 | 467 | 94.2% |
| 1980s | 39 | 841 | 95.6% |
| 1990s | 98 | 1,282 | 92.9% |
| 2000s | 169 | 2,044 | 92.4% |
| 2010s | 320 | 5,490 | 94.5% |
| 2020s | 303 | 4,717 | 94% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | #2,358 | 816 | #385 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,434 | 830 | #369 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,239 | 1,051 | #306 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,078 | 1,011 | #322 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,545 | 1,009 | #315 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,624 | 983 | #325 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,236 | 799 | #388 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,888 | 709 | #446 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,686 | 621 | #504 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,425 | 568 | #547 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,229 | 560 | #553 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,967 | 432 | #660 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,295 | 358 | #772 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,559 | 240 | #1,040 |
| 2010 | 12 | #7,064 | 220 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 15 | #6,075 | 261 | #1,014 |
| 2008 | 15 | #6,050 | 238 | #1,095 |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,248 | 178 | #1,364 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,889 | 206 | #1,182 |
| 2005 | 23 | #4,058 | 190 | #1,209 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,504 | 205 | #1,117 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,607 | 182 | #1,185 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,666 | 205 | #1,050 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,968 | 206 | #1,044 |
| 2000 | 15 | #5,035 | 173 | #1,167 |
| 1999 | 14 | #5,020 | 169 | #1,158 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,638 | 189 | #1,045 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,949 | 177 | #1,073 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,179 | 173 | #1,077 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,503 | 135 | #1,259 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,439 | 122 | #1,367 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,791 | 89 | #1,693 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,402 | 79 | #1,829 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,604 | 73 | #1,931 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,877 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,872 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,010 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,677 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,705 | 65 | #1,784 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,556 | 52 | #2,081 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,292 | 78 | #1,489 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,897 | 92 | #1,318 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,277 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,457 | 109 | #1,208 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,512 | 140 | #1,029 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,397 | 241 | #706 |
| 1978 | 7 | #5,047 | 137 | #1,001 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,837 | 29 | #2,836 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,156 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,181 | 9 | #6,250 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,069 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,280 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,977 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,687 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,031 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,797 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,643 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,557 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,609 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Winter reached #2,078 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #306 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Winter
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.