Spelling comparison
Winter vs Wynter
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Winter 809 and Wynter 693. Winter’s share of that pair is 53.9%. The multiple is about 1.2 times the published count of Wynter.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
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The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Winter profile · Wynter profile
Winter and Wynter name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Winter and Wynter use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Winter uses “i” where Wynter uses “y”, between “W” and “nter”.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed once. The latest crossover is 1975, when Winter moved ahead of Wynter on the combined published count (8 to 6).
Winter is first published in these national files in 1954, and Wynter in 1962. Winter’s larger 2025 category is female. Wynter’s larger 2025 category is female. Winter led 7 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 329 records in 2019, and the closest year was 2023 (a gap of 68). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (1,502), Winter is 53.9% and Wynter is 46.1%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Winter led 2016 by 259 published records (668 to 409). Winter and Wynter stay separate rows; 668 and 409 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Winter had 709 female records (rank #446) and 42 male records (rank #2,889); Wynter had 477 female records (rank #623) and 14 male records (rank #6,316). Winter led 2017 by 260 published records (751 to 491). 2018 belongs to Winter. Winter had 799 female records (rank #388) and 36 male records (rank #3,236); Wynter had 596 female records (rank #525) and 23 male records (rank #4,472). The gap that year was 216 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Winter had 985 female records (rank #325) and 50 male records (rank #2,624); Wynter had 696 female records (rank #449) and 10 male records (rank #8,185). Winter led 2019 by 329 published records (1,035 to 706), and the smaller spelling is Wynter. Winter was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 1,009 female records (rank #315) and 51 male records (rank #2,545) against 825 female records (rank #376) and 18 male records (rank #5,218) for Wynter. The 2021 national file shows Winter led 2021 by 133 published records (1,085 to 952). Read as exact spellings: Winter had 1,013 female records (rank #322) and 72 male records (rank #2,057); Wynter had 934 female records (rank #343) and 18 male records (rank #5,329). 2022: Winter led 2022 by 211 published records (1,118 to 907). Winter and Wynter stay separate rows; 1,118 and 907 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Winter had 831 female records (rank #369) and 56 male records (rank #2,437); Wynter had 808 female records (rank #382) and 11 male records (rank #7,700). Winter led 2023 by 68 published records (887 to 819). 2024 belongs to Winter. Winter had 819 female records (rank #385) and 61 male records (rank #2,343); Wynter had 753 female records (rank #415) and 18 male records (rank #5,431). The gap that year was 109 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Winter had 732 female records (rank #426) and 77 male records (rank #1,990); Wynter had 676 female records (rank #457) and 17 male records (rank #5,592). Winter led 2025 by 116 published records (809 to 693), and the smaller spelling is Wynter.
| Year | Winter female count | Winter female rank | Winter male count | Winter male rank | Wynter female count | Wynter female rank | Wynter male count | Wynter male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 622 | 503 | 46 | 2,686 | 398 | 715 | 11 | 7,573 |
| 2017 | 709 | 446 | 42 | 2,889 | 477 | 623 | 14 | 6,316 |
| 2018 | 799 | 388 | 36 | 3,236 | 596 | 525 | 23 | 4,472 |
| 2019 | 985 | 325 | 50 | 2,624 | 696 | 449 | 10 | 8,185 |
| 2020 | 1,009 | 315 | 51 | 2,545 | 825 | 376 | 18 | 5,218 |
| 2021 | 1,013 | 322 | 72 | 2,057 | 934 | 343 | 18 | 5,329 |
| 2022 | 1,053 | 305 | 65 | 2,240 | 886 | 356 | 21 | 4,839 |
| 2023 | 831 | 369 | 56 | 2,437 | 808 | 382 | 11 | 7,700 |
| 2024 | 819 | 385 | 61 | 2,343 | 753 | 415 | 18 | 5,431 |
| 2025 | 732 | 426 | 77 | 1,990 | 676 | 457 | 17 | 5,592 |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Winter is the warm line and Wynter is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1950s total is one-sided: 5 published records for Winter, and no published 1950s count for Wynter. Winter was the 1960s leader, 28 published records against 18 for Wynter. The 1970s files give 496 published records to Winter and 139 to Wynter, so Winter led the decade. Winter was the 1980s leader, 880 published records against 285 for Wynter. The 1990s files give 1,380 published records to Winter and 565 to Wynter, so Winter led the decade. Winter was the 2000s leader, 2,213 published records against 1,244 for Wynter. The 2010s files give 5,815 published records to Winter and 3,741 to Wynter, so Winter led the decade. Winter was the 2020s leader, 5,839 published records against 4,985 for Wynter.
Top states in 2025
Winter’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (69), California (57), Florida (57), New York (35), Georgia (29). Wynter’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Florida (52), Georgia (50), Texas (50), Michigan (39), North Carolina (39). Texas, Florida, Georgia are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.