75 Winter Baby Names for Any Gender

If you love everything chilly and cool, perhaps you want to explore some really unique winter baby names? Things that mean snow, ice, or other things related to winter. If winter is your favorite month or if you have a baby due in winter, you should look through these 75 winter related baby names.

Winter Baby Name Ideas

There’s just something magical about winter, isn’t there? The twinkle of lights, the hush of snowfall, the scent of pine and cinnamon in the air—it’s a season that wraps the world in a kind of quiet wonder.

And whether you just love the charming season or if you’re expecting a little bundle of joy during the colder months, what better way to honor their arrival than with a name inspired by the season itself?

Winter baby names are cozy, sparkling, and full of meaning, and most of them are really unique. Even the name winter itself isn’t overused but what about names like: Lumi (which means snow in Finnish) or Cyrus (meaning evergreen tree)?

Whether you’re drawn to names that literally mean “snow,” are related to holiday traditions, or simply are reminiscent of your favorite frosty morning vibes, there are a bunch of beautiful options out there.

I dug deep and rounded up 50 winter baby names that I think you’ll find super inspirational when naming your little one.

Winter Baby Names (50 Names with Meanings & Origins)

1. Neve
   Meaning: Snow
   Origin: Latin / Portuguese / Irish

2. Lumi
   Meaning: Snow
   Origin: Finnish

3. Eira
   Meaning: Snow
   Origin: Welsh

4. Yuki
   Meaning: Snow or happiness (depending on kanji)
   Origin: Japanese

5. Noel
   Meaning: Christmas
   Origin: French

6. Noelle
   Meaning: Christmas
   Origin: French

7. Natalia
   Meaning: Born on Christmas Day
   Origin: Latin

8. Noellaine
   Meaning: Little Christmas
   Origin: French

9. Nicholas
   Meaning: Victory of the people (but used due to Saint Nicholas / Santa Claus)
   Origin: Greek

10. Claus
    Meaning: Victory of the people (short for Nicholas)
    Origin: German

11. Holly
    Meaning: Winter plant associated with Christmas
    Origin: English

12. Ivy
    Meaning: Evergreen plant that thrives in winter
    Origin: English

13. Pine
    Meaning: Evergreen tree associated with winter and Christmas
    Origin: English

14. Cypress
    Meaning: Evergreen tree, often symbolic in wintery landscapes
    Origin: Greek

15. Tinsel
    Meaning: Sparkly winter/Christmas decoration
    Origin: English (word name)

16. Frost
    Meaning: Ice crystals formed in the cold
    Origin: English

17. Snow
    Meaning: Frozen precipitation
    Origin: English

18. Chione
    Meaning: Goddess of Snow
    Origin: Greek mythology

19. Nevada
    Meaning: Snow-covered
    Origin: Spanish

20. Glacia
    Meaning: Ice, glacier
    Origin: Latin-inspired modern name

21. Icelyn
    Meaning: Ice-like
    Origin: Modern English

22. Winter
    Meaning: The coldest season
    Origin: English

23. Wintry
    Meaning: Of or resembling winter
    Origin: English (modern word name)

24. Berwyn
    Meaning: White hill
    Origin: Welsh

25. Alba
    Meaning: White, dawn
    Origin: Latin / Spanish

26. Blanche
    Meaning: White, fair
    Origin: French

27. Fionn
    Meaning: White or fair
    Origin: Irish

28. Olwen
    Meaning: White footprint (legend of a maiden whose step made flowers bloom in the snow)
    Origin: Welsh

29. Boreas
    Meaning: God/personification of the North Wind
    Origin: Greek mythology

30. Tundra
    Meaning: Frozen, treeless arctic plain
    Origin: Russian

31. Aurora
    Meaning: Dawn (also references Aurora Borealis – the Northern Lights)
    Origin: Latin

32. Lucia
    Meaning: Light (celebrated in midwinter on St. Lucia Day in Scandinavia)
    Origin: Latin

33. Solstice
    Meaning: Turning point of the sun (Winter Solstice)
    Origin: Latin

34. Yule
    Meaning: Ancient winter festival
    Origin: Old Norse / Old English

35. Robin
    Meaning: Winter bird often associated with Christmas
    Origin: English

36. Winika
    Meaning: Christmas orchid
    Origin: Maori

37. Aspen
    Meaning: Snowy tree and famous winter resort town
    Origin: English

38. Alaska
    Meaning: Great land (but culturally tied to snow and cold)
    Origin: Aleut

39. Ember
    Meaning: Glowing coal — warmth in winter
    Origin: English

40. Janvier
    Meaning: January
    Origin: French

41. January
    Meaning: Named after Janus, god of new beginnings
    Origin: Latin

42. Christabel
    Meaning: Beautiful follower of Christ
    Origin: English (Christmas-related spiritual meaning)

43. Belen
    Meaning: Bethlehem (birthplace of Jesus)
    Origin: Spanish

44. Peri
    Meaning: Snow fairy or spirit
    Origin: Persian

45. Jack
    Meaning: God is gracious
    Origin: English
    (Winter association from “Jack Frost”)

46. Rudolph
    Meaning: Famous wolf
    Origin: Germanic
    (Famous Christmas reindeer)

47. Mirri
    Meaning: The sun (often used during the darkest time of year)
    Origin: Indigenous Australian

48. Svetlana
    Meaning: Light, pure (used in many snowy Slavic regions)
    Origin: Slavic

49. Yura
    Meaning: Snowfall
    Origin: Korean (유라 – when spelled with correct hanja)

50. Zima
    Meaning: Winter
    Origin: Slavic (used in Polish, Russian, Croatian)