Winter is a distinctive choice, ranked #364 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Winter in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#364
US Rank #426
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About the Name Winter
Winter has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 114 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #263 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Winter is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Winter in their class.
It ranks similarly in the US at #426, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
โญ Famous People Named Winter
Winter (singer) โ Kim Min-jeong, known professionally as Winter (์ํฐ), is a South Korean singer and dancer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Winter
Unlikely. With around 118 UK babies named Winter per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Winter in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Winter has been fairly steady, ranked #364 in 2025 against #278 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #263 in 2022.
Winter is more popular in the US (#385) than in the UK (#392). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Winter appears in the US top 500 at #385 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
118
UK babies named Winter (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 86 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Winter
Almost certainly the only Winter in the class
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UK Popularity (2000–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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