girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Wynter

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Winter Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #457 Trend → Stable

Rare spelling variant of Winter.

Rank 2025
#457
among girls · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
693
named Wynter · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,378
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
952 babies
All-time total
10,977
#1,590 all-time among girls
First recorded
1962
in Social Security records

Wynter popularity over time

10,977 babies have been named Wynter since 1962, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 18 – 18 2 – #5,462
1970s 134 5 139 14 +672% #1,693
1980s 285 – 285 29 +105% #1,691
1990s 560 5 565 57 +98% #1,605
2000s 1,211 33 1,244 124 +120% #1,341
2010s 3,638 103 3,741 374 +201% #449
2020s (to 2025) 4,882 103 4,985 831 +122% #343

Where Wynter is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 688 0.43 #451
2027 699 0.43 #441
2028 708 0.44 #437
2029 715 0.45 #433
2030 722 0.45 #430

Where Wynter is most popular

Girls named Wynter per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.500 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Wynter born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 26 2.19 +339%
Mississippi 99 2.12 +323%
Louisiana 142 1.62 +224%
Georgia 364 1.60 +220%
South Carolina 131 1.46 +191%
Alabama 136 1.45 +190%
Maryland 130 1.23 +145%
Michigan 201 1.10 +121%
North Carolina 224 0.984 +97%
Arkansas 51 0.965 +93%
Tennessee 133 0.840 +68%
Missouri 94 0.780 +56%
Illinois 157 0.686 +37%
Oklahoma 49 0.666 +33%
Ohio 156 0.658 +31%
Virginia 112 0.657 +31%
Kentucky 56 0.655 +31%
Florida 275 0.643 +29%
Wisconsin 66 0.641 +28%
Pennsylvania 151 0.639 +28%
Nevada 27 0.581 +16%
New York 214 0.540 +8%
Indiana 75 0.534 +7%
New Jersey 95 0.526 +5%
Nebraska 18 0.501 ≈ national
Texas 319 0.397 -21%
Colorado 41 0.367 -27%
Idaho 11 0.329 -34%
Connecticut 18 0.309 -38%
West Virginia 8 0.305 -39%
Minnesota 31 0.287 -43%
Massachusetts 32 0.265 -47%
Kansas 13 0.225 -55%
Iowa 13 0.222 -56%
Arizona 27 0.192 -62%
California 139 0.165 -67%
Washington 23 0.159 -68%
Oregon 5 0.077 -85%
Utah 6 0.072 -86%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Wynter

Wynter is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #457 in 2025 with 676 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1962, 10,977 American babies have been named Wynter. Its peak came in 2021, when 952 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Wynter stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Wynter?

The median living Wynter is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 11 thousand people named Wynter are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Wynter year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 676 #457 17 #5,592
2024 753 #415 18 #5,431
2023 808 #382 11 #7,700
2022 886 #356 21 #4,839
2021 934 #343 18 #5,329
2020 825 #376 18 #5,218
2019 696 #449 10 #8,185
2018 596 #525 23 #4,472
2017 477 #623 14 #6,316
2016 398 #715 11 #7,573
2015 362 #781 9 #8,714
2014 312 #881 6 #12,044
2013 266 #955 5 #13,976
2012 213 #1,157 8 #9,675
2011 147 #1,514 10 #8,048
2010 171 #1,366 7 #10,712
2009 179 #1,341 6 #12,419
2008 138 #1,641 8 #9,834
2007 121 #1,782 – –
2006 96 #2,067 9 #8,693
2005 114 #1,740 5 #13,290
2004 116 #1,683 – –
2003 113 #1,701 – –
2002 127 #1,499 5 #12,432
2001 115 #1,609 – –
2000 92 #1,868 – –
1995 94 #1,605 5 #10,291
1990 33 #3,359 – –
1985 25 #3,515 – –
1980 68 #1,691 – –
1975 6 #9,048 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Wynter

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Wynter Gordon Wynter Gordon American singer-songwriter (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Wynter, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Wynter?

The median living Wynter is about 6 years old. Half of all living Wynters are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Wynter are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Wynter are alive in the United States, based on 10,977 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Wynter mean?

Rare spelling variant of Winter.

How popular is the name Wynter in 2025?

Wynter ranked #457 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 676 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Wynter?

10,977 babies have been named Wynter in the United States since 1962, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Wynter most popular?

Wynter peaked in 2021, when 952 newborns received the name.

Is Wynter a boy or girl name?

Wynter is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Wynter rising or falling?

Wynter is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Wynter become more popular?

Wynter is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 722 girls named Wynter in 2030, which would rank around #430. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Wynter?

Well-known people named Wynter include Wynter Gordon (singer).

Names like Wynter

Names that sound and feel close to Wynter: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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