Willow vs Winter

Willow and Wintercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Willow was ranked #21 and Winter #392 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Willow was ranked #24 and Winter #298 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Willow was ranked #29 and Winter #333 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Willow was ranked #47 and Winter #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Willow was ranked #4270 and Winter #1675 among boys in England and Wales.

Willow and Winter over time

Willow and Winter appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Winter reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Willow in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Willow #9 in 2023, Winter #263 in 2022.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2024
Willow held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Winter in 0.
Highest recorded here: Willow #9 in 2023, Winter #263 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Willow #21, Winter #392.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2006–2024
Willow held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Winter in 8.
Highest recorded here: Willow #2325 in 2023, Winter #1492 in 2020.
The order changed in 2016: Winter moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3362 and #3895; by 2016 that had become #3079 and #1704.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Willow #4270, Winter #1675.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Willow

Pairs where Willow shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Willow vs Evelyn
Willow and Evelyn both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Willow · Evelyn · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Willow vs Aurora
Willow and Aurora both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Willow · Aurora · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlotte vs Willow
Charlotte and Willow both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlotte · Willow · 23 shared years, 2003–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Freya vs Willow
Freya and Willow both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Freya · Willow · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Willow, Winter
Field	Willow	Winter
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	From the name of the willow tree, ultimately from Old English 'welig' — an English nature/word name.	Not yet recorded
Origin	English, a modern nature name from the willow tree	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈwɪl.oʊ/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #23 (2025)	Scotland · Girls #333 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Willow has a recorded origin (English, a modern nature name from the willow tree); Winter does not have one recorded yet.
Willow and Winter both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Willow; Winter doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Willow

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #891 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 2020 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Winter

Popularity journey

First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #263 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #392 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls