girl's name
Wynter
WIN-ter
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 12,810
the United States
#456
2025 births
Wynter is a girl's name, a respelling of Winter, from the Old English winter. It began as a byname for someone born in the season or of a cold temperament, and the Y is a modern spelling choice with no separate history.
- Wynter is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 952 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,784 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Wynter over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 139 |
| 1980s | 285 |
| 1990s | 565 |
| 2000s | 1,244 |
| 2010s | 3,741 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,985 |
What Wynter means
Wynter means the coldest season. As a byname it described when a person was born, or less generously what they were like, which is how many medieval nicknames worked.
Where Wynter comes from
Wynter respells Winter, from the Old English winter, a word shared across the Germanic languages whose deeper root is disputed — proposals connect it to words for wet and for white. It was a byname before the Norman Conquest and survives as a surname across England and Germany, where Winter is also common. The Y spelling is modern and American and shifts the name toward girls in the records without changing its sound. It appears in our data from 1962, later than Winter itself, which is the usual pattern for a respelling.
Wynter in use
Wynter charts in five of the seven countries we track and peaked in 2021.
How popular is Wynter?
In 2025, Wynter was given to 693 babies in the United States, ranking #456 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Wynter 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 Wynter
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wynter also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wynter over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Wynter
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Wynter in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Winter
Sibling names for Wynter
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wynter — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wynter
What does the name Wynter mean?
The season, from the Old English winter. It began as a byname for someone born then.
What is the difference between Wynter and Winter?
Only the spelling. Wynter is a modern American variant used mostly for girls.
Is Wynter a boy's or a girl's name?
It is given mostly to girls.
How popular is the name Wynter?
In 2025, Wynter was given to 693 babies in the United States, ranking #456 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
How many syllables are in Wynter?
Wynter has 2 syllables.
When was Wynter most popular?
Wynter peaked in 2021, when 952 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Wynter?
Wynter is usually shortened to Wyn.
Is Wynter a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wynter currently ranks #297 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.