Winter is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Winter is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #426 among girls (732) and #1,990 among boys (77) — overall #791 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 809 | 809 | #426 | #1,990 |
| 2024 | 880 | 880 | #385 | #2,343 |
| 2023 | 887 | 887 | #369 | #2,437 |
| 2022 | 1,118 | 1,118 | #305 | #2,240 |
| 2021 | 1,085 | 1,085 | #322 | #2,057 |
| 2020 | 1,060 | 1,060 | #315 | #2,545 |
| 2019 | 1,035 | 1,035 | #325 | #2,624 |
| 2018 | 835 | 835 | #388 | #3,236 |
| 2017 | 751 | 751 | #446 | #2,889 |
| 2016 | 668 | 668 | #503 | #2,686 |
| 2015 | 601 | 601 | #547 | #3,426 |
| 2014 | 596 | 596 | #553 | #3,230 |
| 2013 | 452 | 452 | #659 | #4,969 |
| 2012 | 392 | 392 | #772 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 253 | 253 | #1,040 | #6,559 |
| 2010 | 232 | 232 | #1,121 | #7,064 |
| 2009 | 276 | 276 | #1,014 | #6,075 |
| 2008 | 253 | 253 | #1,095 | #6,051 |
| 2007 | 192 | 192 | #1,364 | #6,251 |
| 2006 | 218 | 218 | #1,182 | #6,890 |
| 2005 | 213 | 213 | #1,209 | #4,058 |
| 2004 | 217 | 217 | #1,117 | #6,503 |
| 2003 | 200 | 200 | #1,185 | #4,607 |
| 2002 | 229 | 229 | #1,050 | #3,666 |
| 2001 | 227 | 227 | #1,044 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 188 | 188 | #1,167 | #5,035 |
| 1999 | 183 | 183 | #1,158 | #5,021 |
| 1998 | 204 | 204 | #1,045 | #4,638 |
| 1997 | 190 | — | #1,073 | #4,949 |
| 1996 | 185 | — | #1,077 | #5,179 |
| 1995 | 149 | — | #1,260 | #4,503 |
| 1994 | 133 | — | #1,367 | #5,438 |
| 1993 | 97 | — | #1,693 | #6,794 |
| 1992 | 85 | — | #1,829 | #8,402 |
| 1991 | 78 | — | #1,931 | #9,604 |
| 1990 | 76 | — | #1,877 | — |
| 1989 | 71 | — | #1,871 | — |
| 1988 | 60 | — | #2,010 | — |
| 1987 | 73 | — | #1,677 | — |
| 1986 | 71 | — | #1,784 | #6,703 |
| 1985 | 57 | — | #2,081 | #7,555 |
| 1984 | 84 | — | #1,489 | #6,294 |
| 1983 | 100 | — | #1,318 | #4,896 |
| 1982 | 101 | — | #1,276 | — |
| 1981 | 116 | — | #1,208 | #5,457 |
| 1980 | 147 | — | #1,029 | #5,512 |
| 1979 | 250 | — | #706 | #4,396 |
| 1978 | 144 | — | #1,000 | #5,047 |
| 1977 | 34 | — | #2,836 | #6,838 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,405 | — |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #7,155 | — |
| 1974 | 17 | — | #6,249 | #4,180 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #6,069 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #7,281 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,976 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,687 | — |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #6,032 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,796 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,642 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,557 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,609 | — |