Winter

#426 for girls in 2025, 732 births · #1,976 for boys in 2025, 77 births
Given to girls 93.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2022 · 1,053 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,619
since 1954

Winter over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#426732#1,97677
2024#385819#2,31361
2023#369831#2,41656
2022#3041,053#2,21765
2021#3221,013#2,04072
2020#3151,009#2,50551
2019#325985#2,58250
2018#388799#3,17136
2017#446709#2,84042
2016#502622#2,66146
2015#547568#3,36533
2014#552561#3,15435
2013#658433#4,80419
2012#770358#3,23134
2011#1,036240#6,25613
2010#1,120220#6,69812
2009#1,012261#5,80015
2008#1,090238#5,76715
2007#1,357178#5,90114
2006#1,182206#6,46012
2005#1,203190#3,94123
2004#1,114205#6,13812
2003#1,180182#4,42618
2002#1,049205#3,55424
2001#1,040206#3,84221
2000#1,162173#4,78515
1999#1,154169#4,76214
1998#1,043189#4,41315
1997#1,071177#4,66813
1996#1,071173#4,87812
1995#1,254135#4,28014
1994#1,364122#5,10911
1993#1,67989#6,2288
1992#1,81879#7,4226
1991#1,91373#8,2365
1990#1,86276—
1989#1,85171—
1988#1,98660—
1987#1,66273—
1986#1,77065#5,9266
1985#2,04852#6,5235
1984#1,47578#5,5616
1983#1,31192#4,4998
1982#1,268101—
1981#1,200109#4,9617
1980#1,026140#4,9407
1979#703241#4,0689
1978#995137#4,5547
1977#2,78029#5,8455
1976#3,28721—
1975#6,4848—
1974#5,7769#3,8378
1973#5,5809—
1972#6,5587—
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First appearance
1954

The first year at least five girls were named Winter! It came in at #5,753, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1954–1960, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Winter is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedNHWashington: #685 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,176 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #588 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,211 girlsMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedMINew York: #1,194 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,072 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedRIOregon: #570 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,288 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedINOhio: #1,193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,324 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,021 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,716 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,374 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 13,001 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedUTColorado: #734 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,451 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedMOKentucky: #492 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,399 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,693 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #805 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,013 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #556 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,358 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #525 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,818 girlsOKLouisiana: #696 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedMSAlabama: #480 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,978 girlsALGeorgia: #1,139 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,908 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Winter, so not publishedHITexas: #1,259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 11,034 girlsTXFlorida: #1,035 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,253 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#389 · 1 in 1,693
  2. Alabama#480 · 1 in 2,978
  3. Kentucky#492 · 1 in 3,399
  4. Oklahoma#525 · 1 in 2,818
  5. South Carolina#556 · 1 in 3,358

Best ever in a state: #43 in Alaska, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#38951 in 1,693
Alabama#48071 in 2,978
Kentucky#49261 in 3,399
Oklahoma#52561 in 2,818
South Carolina#55651 in 3,358
Oregon#57051 in 3,288
Minnesota#58861 in 4,211
Washington#68571 in 4,176
Louisiana#69651 in 4,370
Colorado#73451 in 4,451
North Carolina#80571 in 6,013
Pennsylvania#1,02161 in 9,716
Florida#1,03591 in 8,253
Georgia#1,13951 in 8,908
Ohio#1,19351 in 12,324
New York#1,194101 in 10,072
Texas#1,259131 in 11,034
California#1,374171 in 13,001
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Winter
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 41 spots since 2024 (#385 → #426)
  • 111 spots since 2020 (#315 → #426)
  • 121 spots since 2015 (#547 → #426)
  • Biggest jump: 1,785 spots in 1978 (#2,780 → #995)
  • Biggest drop: 323 spots in 1980 (#703 → #1,026)
Rise & fade · girls
68 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1954
  • Peaked 2022 at #304 (1,053 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 2012–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,558
  • Highest: 1 in 1,558 girls born in 2022 were named Winter (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,196 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 35.2% of all girls named Winter (5,495) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#5,753 (1954)#5,753
1960s28#5,457 (1967)#6,428
1970s467#703 (1979)#4,359
1980s841#1,026 (1980)#1,560
1990s1,282#1,043 (1998)#1,423
2000s2,044#1,012 (2009)#1,139
2010s5,495#325 (2019)#634
2020s5,457#304 (2022)#354

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Winter in 1998

girls
#1,043
189 births · 1 in 9,349 girls
boys
#4,413
15 births · 1 in 127,424 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #1,043Winter189

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #4,413Winter15
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 9,349 of them was named Winter, which outranked 93.7% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winter
  1. #1,040Juana190
  2. #1,040Kala190
  3. #1,040Nyla190
  4. #1,043Winter189
  5. #1,043Destinie189
  6. #1,043Joslyn189
  7. #1,046Aliya188
  8. #1,046Khadijah188
  9. #1,046Sheridan188

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 127,424 of them was named Winter, which outranked 61.0% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winter
  1. #4,197Yeng16
  2. #4,197Yuta16
  3. #4,197Zavian16
  4. #4,413Winter15
  5. #4,413Ahmet15
  6. #4,413Albin15
  7. #4,413Alecsander15
  8. #4,650Abrahim14
  9. #4,650Adeel14
  10. #4,650Ahman14

Tied with 236 names at #4,413; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →