AHEAD: A hand-picked list of winter girl names inspired by cold weather, Christmas, Hanukkah, and more!

If you’re looking for the coolest winter names for girls, you’re in the right place!

Whether you prefer a name that’s directly related to snowy weather or one that captures the spirit of the winter holidays, you’ll find it on this list!

Related: Winter Names for Boys

Winter names trending in 2025

These winter-themed names are climbing the charts right now.

Denver

• Name meaning: The capital of Colorado, nestled among snow-dusted peaks.
• Popularity: This wintery name ranks #780 for girls (↑82) and #512 for boys.

Estelle

• Name meaning: Star. The star of Bethlehem guided the three wise men to the baby Jesus.
• Popularity: #711 (↑11)

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Evie 🔥

• Name meaning: Life. Like Christmas Eve!
• Popularity: #265 (↑10)

Natalie or Nataly

• Name meaning: Christmas.
• Popularity: #63 and #931 (↑76)

Noelle

• Name meaning: Christmas.
• Popularity: #206 (↑5)

Rowan

• Name meaning: A tree known for its scarlet berries and mystical history.
• Popularity: This modern name ranks #233 (↑44) for girls and #76 for boys.

Whitley or Whitleigh

• Name meaning: White meadow.
• Popularity: Whitley ranks #733 (↑152) and Whitleigh isn’t ranking.

Aesthetic winter names for girls

These pretty names are inspired by evergreen trees, winter birds, and snowy destinations.

Alpine

• Name meaning: High mountain regions draped in snow.
• Popularity: This winter-related name isn’t ranking.

Arden

• Name meaning: Great forest.
• Popularity: This A name isn’t ranking.

Aspen or Aspyn

• Name meaning: Tree with heart-shaped leaves. A ski resort town in Colorado.
• Popularity: Aspen ranks #214 and Aspyn ranks #838.

Aurora

• Name meaning: Magical light displays that dance across winter skies in northern regions.
• Popularity: #22

Related: Middle Names for Aurora

Blakely

• Name meaning: Dark wood.
• Popularity: #155

Callista or Callisto

• Name meaning: Callisto, Jupiter’s vast icy moon, is an eternally frozen world covered in bright ice crystals and frost.
• Popularity: Neither of these winter-inspired names is ranking.

Daphne

• Name meaning: Daphne laureola is an evergreen shrub with narrow leathery leaves.
• Popularity: #241

Ember

• Name meaning: Spark. Short for December!
• Popularity: #170

Holly or Hollis

• Name meaning: Holly bushes are known for their red berries and spiny evergreen leaves.
• Popularity: Holly ranks #450. Hollis isn’t ranking for girls but ranks #1000 for boys.

Hollyn or Hollen

• Name meaning: Holly tree.
• Popularity: This winter tree name isn’t ranking.

Ivette

• Name meaning: Yew, which is a long-lived evergreen tree with red arils (fleshy berries).
• Popularity: This baby name isn’t ranking.

Ivy

• Name meaning: One of the few plants that stays vibrant green through winter.
• Popularity: #38

Juniper

• Name meaning: An evergreen that thrives in winter, offering bright berries against snow.
• Popularity: #113

Laurel

• Name meaning: A small evergreen tree.
• Popularity: #715

North

• Name meaning: Direction. Evocative of polar landscapes and the ethereal Northern Lights.
• Popularity: This Kardashian-chosen one-syllable name isn’t ranking.

Oliana or Oleana or Oleanna

• Name meaning: A poisonous evergreen shrub with beautiful flowers.
• Popularity: This nature name isn’t ranking.

Orinda

• Name meaning: Pine trees or gold.
• Popularity: This tree-inspired baby name isn’t ranking.

Sage

• Name meaning: An evergreen herb that persists through winter.
• Popularity: #143

Winter or Wynter

• Name meaning: The coldest season (and the perfect winter aesthetic name)!
• Popularity: Winter ranks #270 and Wynter #284.

Wren

• Name meaning: A small snowbird.
• Popularity: #196

Snow-inspired winter names for girls

These baby names are related to snow and the color white!

Aneira

• Name meaning: Much snow.
• Popularity: This snow-themed name isn’t ranking.

Lumi

• Name meaning: The Finnish and Estonian word for snow.
• Popularity: This perfect winter name isn’t ranking.

Nieva or Neva

• Name meaning: Snow.
• Popularity: Neither version of this chilly name is ranking.

Neve

• Name meaning: Snow.
• Popularity: This ice-cold name isn’t ranking.

Nevada

• Name meaning: Snow-covered.
• Popularity: This stately name isn’t ranking.

Yuki

• Name meaning: Snow or happiness.
• Popularity: This winter-related Japanese name isn’t ranking.

And now for some pretty names that mean white…

Alba

• Name meaning: White or light.
• Popularity: This wintery name isn’t ranking.

Bianca

• Name meaning: White or pure.
• Popularity: #464

Guinevere

• Name meaning: White wave.
• Popularity: This long name is not ranking.

Gwendolyn or Gwen

• Name meaning: White ring.
• Popularity: Gwendolyn ranks #380 and Gwen ranks #815.

Ivory

• Name meaning: White color. Substance composing the animal tusks.
• Popularity: #520

Leva

• Name meaning: White or moon.
• Popularity: This Luna-like name isn’t ranking.

Nola

• Name meaning: White shoulder. Also the nickname of New Orleans.
• Popularity: #739

Whitney

• Name meaning: White island.
• Popularity: #981

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Winter girl names that mean “gift”

Winter is, after all, the season of giving.

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Dara

• Name meaning: Wisdom or divine gift.
• Popularity: This Hebrew girls’ name isn’t ranking in the U.S.

Dorothy

• Name meaning: Gift of God.
• Popularity: #467

Ellis

• Name meaning: Benevolent.
• Popularity: This nonbinary name ranks #277 for girls and #273 for boys.

Gia

• Name meaning: Gift of God.
• Popularity: #269

Jasmine or Jazmin

• Name meaning: Gift from God.
• Popularity: Jasmine ranks #190 and Jazmin ranks #645.

Liel

• Name meaning: God’s present or my God.
• Popularity: This Hebrew L name isn’t ranking.

Pandora

• Name meaning: Gifted.
• Popularity: This P name isn’t ranking.

Shay or Shea

• Name meaning: Gift in Hebrew. A small tropical African tree. Its nuts give us shea butter!
• Popularity: Shay ranks #997 and Shea isn’t ranking.

Teddi or Teddie or Teddy

• Name meaning: Gift of God.
• Popularity: This cute T name isn’t ranking.

Thea

• Name meaning: Gift of God.
• Popularity: #321

Theodora

• Name meaning: Gift of God.
• Popularity: #772

Zendaya

• Name meaning: To give thanks.
• Popularity: #834

Winter girl names that mean “light”

No matter what you celebrate, the winter season is filled with pretty lights!

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Alena

• Name meaning: Light.
• Popularity: #816

Eleanor

• Name meaning: Shining light.
• Popularity: #14

Elena or Elaina

• Name meaning: Shining light.
• Popularity: Elena ranks #47 and Elaina is #272.

Elina

• Name meaning: Shining light.
• Popularity: #874

Ellie

• Name meaning: Shining light. My God.
• Popularity: #27

Related: Middle Names for Ellie

Halina

• Name meaning: Sunray or shining light.
• Popularity: This unique H name isn’t in the top 1000.

Lainey 🔥

• Name meaning: Bright or shining light.
• Popularity: #54

Lana

• Name meaning: Light, gracious, or little rock. In Hawaiian it means ‘calm as still waters’ or ‘afloat’.
• Popularity: #416

Lena

• Name meaning: Ray of light.
• Popularity: #271

Leonora or Leonore

• Name meaning: Light.
• Popularity: This elegant girls’ name is not currently ranking.

Lina

• Name meaning: Sunlight.
• Popularity: #583

Lucia or Luciana

• Name meaning: Light.
• Popularity: Lucia ranks #109 and Luciana is #329.

Lucille

• Name meaning: Light.
• Popularity: #285

Lucy or Lucie

• Name meaning: Light.
• Popularity: Lucy ranks #40 and Lucie isn’t ranking.

Related: Middle Names for Luna

Mazie

• Name meaning: Child of light.
• Popularity: #958

Nellie 🔥

• Name meaning: Light.
• Popularity: #611

Nira or Nyra

• Name meaning: Light. Symbolic name given to girls born on TuB’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees.
• Popularity: This N name isn’t ranking.

Nora or Norah

• Name meaning: Light.
• Popularity: Nora ranks #25 and Norah ranks #201.

Ori or Oria

• Name meaning: My light.
• Popularity: Neither version of this Hebrew name is ranking.

Sia

• Name meaning: Light, glow, victory, six, bringer of joy.
• Popularity: This 3-letter girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Yahira or Yahaira

• Name meaning: To light or shine.
• Popularity: This Y name isn’t ranking.

Zia

• Name meaning: Light or aunt.
• Popularity: This Z name isn’t ranking.

If you like these light-inspired winter names for girls you’ll like these names that mean sun.

Cozy winter girl names

Winter is the coziest season!

Chunky blankets, hot chocolate, home-baked cookies, and dreaming by the fire.

These girls’ names capture the “warmth” of winter.

Brandice

• Name meaning: Mulled wine.
• Popularity: This B name isn’t ranking.

Cassia

• Name meaning: Cinnamomum cassia is an evergreen tree most commonly known as Chinese cinnamon—the perfect winter spice!
• Popularity: This great winter name isn’t ranking.

Enya

• Name meaning: Fire or grain.
• Popularity: This E name isn’t ranking.

Harriet

• Name meaning: Home.
• Popularity: This classic name isn’t ranking.

Keziah or Kezia

• Name meaning: The Hebrew term for the cinnamon tree, Cassia.
• Popularity: This unique K name isn’t ranking.

Reverie

• Name meaning: Daydream.
• Popularity: This R name isn’t ranking.

Serafina or Seraphina

• Name meaning: Fiery.
• Popularity: Serafina isn’t ranking, but Seraphina ranks #974.

Christmas-inspired girls’ names

Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, many of these baby names will work for you.

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Adi

• Name meaning: Ornament or jewel. Noble.
• Popularity: This Hebrew girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Avery

• Name meaning: King (or queen!) of elves.
• Popularity: This perfect Christmas name ranks #29 for girls and #241 for boys.

Related: Middle Names for Avery

Belle

• Name meaning: Beautiful. Bells are rung during Christmas to announce the arrival of the season and the birth of Jesus.
• Popularity: This name meaning beautiful isn’t ranking.

Christa

• Name meaning: Chosen one. Sounds like Christmas.
• Popularity: This 2-syllable name isn’t ranking.

Christina

• Name meaning: Christian. Sounds like Christmas.
• Popularity: #703

Esther

• Name meaning: Star.
• Popularity: #138

Eve

• Name meaning: Life. Like Christmas Eve!
• Popularity: #600

Felice

• Name meaning: Fortunate or happy. Like Feliz Navidad.
• Popularity: This 6-letter girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Garland

• Name meaning: A wreath of flowers and leaves.
• Popularity: This perfect Christmas name isn’t ranking.

Harper

• Name meaning: Harp player.
• Popularity: #11

Isa

• Name meaning: God is abundance. Muslim name for Jesus.
• Popularity: This short baby name isn’t ranking.

Kristen

• Name meaning: Christian. Sounds like Christmas.
• Popularity: This girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Lyra

• Name meaning: Lyre harp.
• Popularity: #481

Meri

• Name meaning: Sea. Meri is also a god of the sun in the mythology of the Brazillian Bororó people. Sounds like merry!
• Popularity: This girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Natalia

• Name meaning: Christmas day.
• Popularity: #95

Natasha

• Name meaning: Birthday of the Lord.
• Popularity: #986

Stella

• Name meaning: Star.
• Popularity: #46

Stephanie

• Name meaning: Garland, crown, or victorious.
• Popularity: #468

Stevie

• Name meaning: Garland, crown, or victorious.
• Popularity: #244

Related: The Ultimate List of Toddler Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Red, green, and gold girls’ names

These winter names for girls have meanings related to the colors of Christmas!

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Aurelia 🔥

• Name meaning: Golden one. Also a type of jellyfish.
• Popularity: #371

Dior

• Name meaning: Golden.
• Popularity: #730

Emerald 🔥

• Name meaning: Green gemstone.
• Popularity: #744

Esmeralda

• Name meaning: Emerald.
• Popularity: #342

Garnet

• Name meaning: A red gemstone that’s the birthstone for January!
• Popularity: This G name is not ranking.

Giada

• Name meaning: Italian for Jade.
• Popularity: This international name hasn’t ranked since 2013.

Gilda

• Name meaning: Golden.
• Popularity: This old-fashioned girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Goldie 🔥

• Name meaning: Gold.
• Popularity: #685

Jada or Jayda

• Name meaning: Green jade stone or ‘he knows’.
• Popularity: Neither spelling is ranking.

Jade

• Name meaning: Green stone.
• Popularity: #81

Related: Middle Names for Jade

Jadie

• Name meaning: Green stone.
• Popularity: This truly adorable J name isn’t ranking.

Nubia

• Name meaning: Gold. A region of Africa.
• Popularity: This girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Olive

• Name meaning: A shade of green. Fruit of an olive tree.
• Popularity: #181

Orla

• Name meaning: Golden princess.
• Popularity: This O name isn’t ranked in the U.S., but is quite popular in England and Scotland.

Rory

• Name meaning: Red king.
• Popularity: #305

Ruby

• Name meaning: Strong red gemstone.
• Popularity: #66

Scarlett

• Name meaning: Red.
• Popularity: Scarlett ranks #17

Winter girl names that mean joy

I didn’t know why “joy” (instead of happiness) tends to be associated with Christmas, so I Googled this…

There is a passage in Luke 2:10-12 that says “I bring you good tidings of great joy.” #nowyouknow

There’s also the carol “Joy to the World”!

👉🏼 Jump ahead to the next batch of names if you’d like.

Abigail or Abby

• Name meaning: My father’s joy.
• Popularity: Abigail ranks #31 and Abby ranks #623.

Related: Middle Names for Abigail

Alaia or Alayah 🔥

• Name meaning: Joyful.
• Popularity: Alaia ranks #120, Alayah ranks #389, Alaya ranks #408, and Alaiya isn’t ranking.

Alaina or Alayna

• Name meaning: Joyous; precious.
• Popularity: Alaina ranks #218 and Alayna ranks #315.

Alana or Alanna

• Name meaning: Cheerful or joyous.
• Popularity: Alana ranks #184 and Alanna ranks #453.

Beatrice

• Name meaning: Bringer of joy.
• Popularity: #587

Farrah

• Name meaning: Happiness.
• Popularity: This baby name isn’t ranking.

Felicity

• Name meaning: Happiness
• Popularity: #454

Gila

• Name meaning: Joy.
• Popularity: This name isn’t ranking.

Hani

• Name meaning: Happy and cheerful.
• Popularity: This adorable girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Jovie

• Name meaning: Joyful.
• Popularity: #588

Joy

• Name meaning: Happiness.
• Popularity: #455

Letty

• Name meaning: Diminutive of Letitia, meaning joy.
• Popularity: This badass girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Nara

• Name meaning: Happy.
• Popularity: This baby name isn’t ranking.

Tatum 🔥

• Name meaning: Bringer of joy. Tata’s homestead.
• Popularity: This name ranks #226 for girls and #233 for boys.

If you like these joy-inspired winter names for girls you’ll like these names that mean graceful.

Girls’ names inspired by Hanukkah

Even if you don’t celebrate Hanukkah, these are great baby names.

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History recap: Hanukkah commemorates the events of the Maccabean Revolt during which the Jews successfully rose up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors.

These names have meanings related to victory and strength in battle.

Bridget

• Name meaning: Strength.
• Popularity: #748

Colette

• Name meaning: People of victory.
• Popularity: #442

Collins 🔥

• Name meaning: Victory of the people.
• Popularity: Collins ranks #237 for girls (and is not ranking for boys). Colin singular with one l ranks #285 for boys.

Cosette

• Name meaning: Victorious or little thing.
• Popularity: This cute name isn’t ranking.

Edith

• Name meaning: Prosperous in war.
• Popularity: #504

Kinley

• Name meaning: Warrior.
• Popularity: #597

Matilda or Tillie

• Name meaning: Strength in battle.
• Popularity: Matilda ranks #437 and Tillie isn’t ranking.

Nicole

• Name meaning: People of victory.
• Popularity: #327

Nilsa

• Name meaning: Winner or champion.
• Popularity: This girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Nolen

• Name meaning: Winner or champion.
• Popularity: Nolen isn’t ranking for either gender. Nolan ranks #61 for boys.

Nyla or Nylah

• Name meaning: Winner or champion.
• Popularity: Nyla ranks #250 and Nylah ranks #382.

Torianna or Toriana

• Name meaning: Victory.
• Popularity: This unusual name isn’t ranking.

History recap continued: After the victory, while re-dedicating their temple, the Jewish people witnessed a miracle. The olive oil that was supposed to illuminate the menorah for just one night lasted for eight nights.

These Hanukkah-inspired names have meanings related to prayer and even the number eight!

Arabella

• Name meaning: Yielding to prayer.
• Popularity: #227

Chana

• Name meaning: God has favored me.
• Popularity: #713

Eliana or Elliana 🔥

• Name meaning: God has answered.
• Popularity: Eliana ranks #34 and Elliana ranks #115.

Hallel

• Name meaning: Praise or thanks. A Jewish prayer said on holidays to give thanks.
• Popularity: This spiritual name isn’t ranking.

Octavia

• Name meaning: Eighth.
• Popularity: #279

Tobyn

• Name meaning: God is good.
• Popularity: This gender-neutral name isn’t ranking.

Zana

• Name meaning: Variation of Jane, which means God is gracious.
• Popularity: This girls’ name isn’t ranking.

If you like these winter names for girls inspired by the story of Hannukah you might also like this list of Jewish Hebrew names.

Girls’ names for the New Year

These winter girls’ names are perfect for babies born or conceived at the end of December or the beginning of January.

Evangeline

• Name meaning: Bearer of good news.
• Popularity: #212

Jubilee

• Name meaning: Celebration.
• Popularity: This happy and unusual name isn’t ranking.

Lia

• Name meaning: Bringer of good news.
• Popularity: #209

Navi or Navie or Navia

• Name meaning: New. To name.
• Popularity: None of the spellings of this name are ranking.

Nova or Novah

• Name meaning: New. A star that suddenly and dramatically increases in brightness and then slowly returns to its original state.
• Popularity: Nova ranks #35 and Novah ranks #704.

Novalee

• Name meaning: Invented name. New + shelter.
• Popularity: #766

Novi

• Name meaning: New.
• Popularity: This great New Years’ name isn’t ranking.

Selah 🔥

• Name meaning: To stop and reflect. To praise.
• Popularity: #303

Sumaya

• Name meaning: Many possible meanings: Having great plans, high above, heaven, sky, wise.
• Popularity: This rare girls’ name ending in a is not ranking.

Tahani

• Name meaning: Best wishes or congratulations.
• Popularity: This The Good Place-reminiscent name isn’t ranking.

If you like these New Years’ Eve-inspired winter names for girls you’ll like these exotic girl names.

Girls’ names for Valentine’s Day

These wintery baby names are perfect for your tiny Valentine!

Amanda

• Name meaning: Worthy of love.
• Popularity: #484

Amora or Amoura 🔥

• Name meaning: Love.
• Popularity: Amora ranks #362 and Amoura ranks #633.

Amy

• Name meaning: Beloved.
• Popularity: #200

Cherie

• Name meaning: Sweetie.
• Popularity: This French C name isn’t ranking.

Davina

• Name meaning: Beloved.
• Popularity: #646

Esme

• Name meaning: Beloved.
• Popularity: #325

Fenmore

• Name meaning: Dear love.
• Popularity: This cool F name isn’t ranking.

Freya or Freyja

• Name meaning: A goddess associated with love, beauty, war and death. Lady. Noble person.
• Popularity: Freya ranks #136 and Freyja ranks #626.

Hartford “Hart”

• Name meaning: Hart (male deer) + ford (shallow part of a river).
• Popularity: This city name, chosen by Stassi Schroeder for her daughter, isn’t currently ranking.

Hartley “Hart”

• Name meaning: Deer meadow.
• Popularity: This name ending in y isn’t ranking.

Hartlyn or Hartlynn “Hart”

• Name meaning: Deer lake.
• Popularity: Neither spelling of this great Valentine’s name is ranking.

Ingrid

• Name meaning: Loved or beautiful.
• Popularity: This I name isn’t ranking.

Kara or Cara

• Name meaning: Love.
• Popularity: Kara ranks #937 and Cara isn’t ranking.

Lennon

• Name meaning: Lover, blackbird, cloak.
• Popularity: This great hippie name ranks #243 for girls and #754 for boys.

Libi

• Name meaning: My heart or my beloved in Hebrew.
• Popularity: Libi isn’t ranking. Libby (just barely) last ranked in 2019.

Mabel

• Name meaning: Lovable.
• Popularity: #278

Mariah or Moriah

• Name meaning: Beloved. The lord is my teacher. Drop of the sea.
• Popularity: #393

Mariana or Marianna

• Name meaning: Beloved. Drop of the sea.
• Popularity: Mariana ranks #245 and Marianna ranks #885.

Marie

• Name meaning: Beloved. Drop of the sea.
• Popularity: #649

Mariella or Marielle

• Name meaning: Beloved. Drop of the sea.
• Popularity: This great mermaid name is not in the top 1000.

Marietta

• Name meaning: Beloved. Drop of the sea.
• Popularity: This M name isn’t ranking.

Marion

• Name meaning: Beloved. Drop of the sea.
• Popularity: This three-syllable girls’ name is not in the top 1000.

Melina or Milena

• Name meaning: Honey or gracious.
• Popularity: Melina ranks #654 and Milena ranks #700.

Mila

• Name meaning: Beloved.
• Popularity: #28

Mina

• Name meaning: Love, with gilded helmet, blue stone, south, bitter, joyful, and more!
• Popularity: #585

Miriam or Maryam or Mariam

• Name meaning: Beloved. Drop of the sea.
• Popularity: Miriam ranks #251, Maryam ranks #415, and Mariam ranks #535.

Myra

• Name meaning: Beloved or admirable.
• Popularity: #594

Nayeli or Nayali

• Name meaning: I love you.
• Popularity: Nayeli ranks #331. Nayali is not ranking.

Nayla or Naylah

• Name meaning: Achiever. I love you.
• Popularity: This 5-letter girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Posy or Posie

• Name meaning: A small flower bouquet.
• Popularity: This sweet name isn’t ranking.

Pria

• Name meaning: Beloved or agreeable.
• Popularity: This 4-letter girls’ name isn’t ranking.

Primrose or Prim

• Name meaning: First rose.
• Popularity: This Hunger Games-reminiscent name is not currently ranking.

Rosalie

• Name meaning: Rose.
• Popularity: #182

Rose or Rosie

• Name meaning: Flower.
• Popularity: Rose ranks #124 and Rosie ranks #392.

Roselle

• Name meaning: Rose (flower) + elle (girl).
• Popularity: This pretty Valentines’ related name isn’t ranking.

Suri

• Name meaning: Red rose or princess.
• Popularity: This royal girls’ name is not ranking.

Suki

• Name meaning: Loved one.
• Popularity: This precious S name is not ranking.

Valentina “valentine”

• Name meaning: Strength.
• Popularity: #49

Venus

• Name meaning: Goddess of love and beauty. Second planet from the sun.
• Popularity: This outer space name isn’t ranking.

Yaretzi

• Name meaning: You will always be loved.
• Popularity: #551

If you like these Valentine’s Day-inspired winter girl names you’ll like these names that mean love.

BONUS LIST: Girls’ names inspired by “The 12 Days of Christmas”

This will be a fun one!

I tried to find a name inspired by each of the verses in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”.

“a partridge in a pear tree”

Perri or Peri

• Name meaning: Pear tree or mountain dweller.
• Popularity: Neither spelling of this Christmas-related name is ranking.

Perrin

• Name meaning: Pear tree or rock.
• Popularity: This Christmas name isn’t ranking.

“two turtle doves”

Dove

• Name meaning: A bird symbolizing peace.
• Popularity: This peaceful baby name isn’t ranking.

Paloma

• Name meaning: Dove.
• Popularity: This bird-inspired name isn’t ranking.

“three French hens”

Hensley

• Name meaning: Invented name that sounds like “hens”!
• Popularity: This unique name isn’t ranking.

Henley

• Name meaning: High meadow.
• Popularity: #787

Henrietta

• Name meaning: Estate ruler.
• Popularity: This southern girls’ name isn’t ranking.

“four calling birds”

Robin

• Name meaning: A red-breasted winter songbird. Bright and shining.
• Popularity: #793

“five golden rings”

Ophira

• Name meaning: Gold.
• Popularity: This Hebrew name isn’t ranking.

Quincy 🔥

• Name meaning: 5th child’s estate.
• Popularity: #677 for girls and #768 for boys.

Yari

• Name meaning: Gold. Straight spear.
• Popularity: This golden name isn’t ranking.

(Sorry…I couldn’t think of anything for six geese a-laying and seven swans a-swimming)

“eight maids a-milking”

Cora or Kora

• Name meaning: Maiden.
• Popularity: Cora ranks #93 and Kora ranks #533.

Corinne

• Name meaning: Girl or maiden.
• Popularity: This name isn’t ranking.

Ella

• Name meaning: Fairy maiden.
• Popularity: #32

Related: Middle Names for Ella

“nine ladies dancing”

Clara

• Name meaning: Clear and bright. The name of the main female character in The Nutcracker, a Christmas ballet.
• Popularity: #99

“ten lords a-leaping”

Adalyn

• Name meaning: Noble person (like a lord).
• Popularity: Adalyn ranks #195, Adalynn ranks #129, Adelyn ranks #319, and Adelynn ranks #385.

Adeline 🔥

• Name meaning: Noble.
• Popularity: Adeline ranks #71 and Adaline ranks #192.

Alina

• Name meaning: Noble. Kind. Bright. Beautiful. (Many other meanings).
• Popularity: Alina ranks #150 and Aleena ranks #669.

“eleven pipers piping”

Piper

• Name meaning: Flute player.
• Popularity: #133

Related: Middle Names for Piper

“twelve drummers drumming”

Cadence or Kadence

• Name meaning: Rhythm or flow.
• Popularity: Cadence ranks #951 and Kadence isn’t ranking.

Winter-themed middle name ideas

Here are some beautiful first and middle name combinations inspired by the winter season.

Wynter Sage
Aspen Rose
Ivory Claire
Callista Belle
Whitley Skye
Daphne Noelle
Neve Scarlett
Juniper Laine
Arden Emerald
Winter Faye
Nieva Pearl
Aneira Noelle
Orinda Dove
Ember Whitleigh
Gwendolyn Eve
Denver Blakely
Paloma Celeste
Natalia Claire

Winter Names for Girls: Trend Analysis

The landscape of winter girl names reveals a fascinating paradox in modern naming trends.

Aurora (#22) and Ivy (#38) stand as the highest-ranking winter names for girls, both drawing from nature’s resilience during the coldest season.

Despite the evocative imagery of snow and ice, surprisingly few names with direct winter meanings are currently ranking in the top 1000.

The parallel trajectories of Winter (#270) and Wynter (#284) showcase parents’ growing interest in seasonal names, with both spellings steadily climbing since 2012.

Nature-inspired winter names are particularly resonant, with Juniper (#113), Sage (#143), and Wren (#196) all ranking within the top 200.

The evergreen theme emerges strongly among winter girl names, represented by choices like Daphne (#241) and Laurel (#715).

Christmas-connected names maintain steady popularity, with Natalie (#63) and Noelle (#206) showing particular strength.

Parents are gravitating toward winter girl names for several compelling reasons:

• The names evoke imagery of pristine landscapes and natural beauty, appealing to parents seeking connection with the natural world
• Winter-themed names often carry connotations of strength and resilience, qualities parents hope to instill in their daughters
• The rise of cottagecore and aesthetic-driven naming has elevated seasonal choices in recent years

Notably absent from rankings are names with direct snow meanings like Lumi, Neve, and Yuki, suggesting potential opportunities for parents seeking truly unique winter-themed options.

2025 Predictions:

• The steady rise of Winter and Wynter will continue, with both likely to break into the top 250
• Nature-inspired winter names like Rowan and Denver will see increased adoption as parents seek subtle seasonal connections
• International winter names will gain traction as parents explore global options

Among the viral predictions previously discussed, winter girl names with spiritual or celestial connections are showing particular momentum.

If you’re considering a winter name for your baby girl, these choices offer a perfect blend of strength and beauty while remaining distinctively memorable.

More baby names for girls:

• 120 Trendy Twin Girl Name Sets (2025 Edition)
• The Ultimate List of Long Girl Names and Nicknames for 2025
• 100 Greek Girl Names for Modern American Babies

The source for popularity data is SSN.

This article was originally published on Feb 19, 2022 and was updated on Feb 12, 2025.

Winter Girl Names