Wynter
Diana Gordon, formerly known as Wynter Gordon, is an American singer and songwriter. She began her career writing music for other artists, later signing with Atlantic Records where she started to work on her own album.
Meaning & Origin of Wynter
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Diana Gordon, formerly known as Wynter Gordon, is an American singer and songwriter. She began her career writing music for other artists, later signing with Atlantic Records where she started to work on her own album.
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The Story of Wynter
Wynter first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 932 Wynters were born — ranking #343 that year. As of 2026, Wynter ranks #402 for baby girls with 755 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 12K Wynters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Wynter
Wynter is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Wynter's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #343. Use the chart and map above to compare Wynter's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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