Winter
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Meaning
winter season
The story
Winter is a modern English given name taken from the season. The season word itself is much older, inherited from Old English. Clearwater Marine Aquarium says the dolphin Winter was named for the chilly season in which she was found, in December.
The young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was rescued from crab-trap line in Florida’s Mosquito Lagoon in 2005. The line had cut circulation to her tail, which she later lost. She learned to swim without it, but the altered motion strained her spine. Specialists from Hanger Clinic worked with aquarium carers to make an artificial tail that would support a more natural way of swimming.
Winter played herself in Dolphin Tale, released in 2011 and inspired by her rescue and care. The film dramatized her story, with fictional people and events alongside the real dolphin. During filming, the aquarium closed to visitors but continued its work as an animal hospital around the clock.
How popular is Winter around the world?
In the United States, 5,839 babies were named Winter between 2020 and 2025.
Winter is on the official records of the United States, England and Wales, Scotland, South Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Montevideo and Brazil.
United States
1 in 3,700
In the United States, 5,839 babies were named Winter between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Winter peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
England and Wales
1 in 4,600
In England and Wales, 118 girls named Winter were born in 2025, the 364th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Scotland
1 in 4,600
In Scotland, 10 girls named Winter were registered in 2024, the 333rd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
South Australia
1 in 4,6002017
In South Australia, 4 girls were registered as Winter in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
New Zealand
1 in 4,800
In New Zealand, 12 girls named Winter were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Canada
1 in 5,700
In Canada, 50 girls named Winter were born in 2024, the 578th most common name among girls that year.
In Canada, 14 boys named Winter were born in 2024, ranked 1,536th among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Montevideo City
1 in 25,0002011
In Montevideo, 1 boy named Winter was born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial
Brazil
1 in 1M
At the 2022 census, 247 people in Brazil were named Winter, ranked 21,858th, with a median age of 33.
Among people named Winter living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
Ireland
last on record 2024
Winter is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Winter
Most people given the name Winter in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Winter deep dive
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