girl's name
Snow
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,280
Snow is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 85 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1894.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Snow over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 |
| 1900s | 23 |
| 1910s | 22 |
| 1920s | 23 |
| 1930s | 23 |
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 32 |
| 2000s | 108 |
| 2010s | 516 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 315 |
How popular is Snow?
In 2025, Snow was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Snow is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Snow
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Snow also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Snow over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Snow
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Snow — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Snow
How popular is the name Snow?
In 2025, Snow was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Snow a girl's or a boy's name?
Snow is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Snow?
Snow has 1 syllable.
When was Snow most popular?
Snow peaked in 2014, when 85 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Snow a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Snow currently ranks #4,062 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.