Winter
Meaning
"the winter season"
Origin: Old English
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #385
- Total SSA Count
- 816
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Win, Winnie
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"the winter season"
Origin: Old English
"wood, forest"
Origin: Greek xylon
Winter is more popular, ranked #385 vs #2534 for Xylo.
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Winter is more popular, ranked #385 compared to Xylo at #2534 in the United States.
Winter means "the winter season" (Old English origin). Xylo means "wood, forest" (Greek xylon origin).
Winter is primarily a girl name. Xylo is primarily a boy name.