Winter names for cold-month babies

A December baby gets a built-in theme, and parents lean in: winter names spike every year around the holidays.

From literal Winter to quietly festive Natalie (born on Christmas — it's in the etymology), these are the season's names in real use.

Girls

Ivy#39 today
Natalie#89 today
Natalia#144 today
Noelle#202 today
Aspen#266 today
Holly#416 today
Winter#426 today
Bianca#500 today
Crystal#1144 today
Storm#1436 today
Eira#1747 today

Boys

Noel#478 today

How this list is built: A curated set of winter words matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Source: US Social Security birth records, refreshed yearly.

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