Names That Mean Snow

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

Visually similar to Jack and Jacob, but with a refreshing Nordic origin and literally ice-cool meaning.

Icelynn is a modern smoosh name which rose 300 places in the popularity charts in 2023.

A unisex name from the snowy north.

This feminine version of the Basque name Edur is quite well used in Spain, where it has often been in the Top 100. Plus it offers some great nickname options such as Eddie or Deedee. One of the names for winter babies that's off the snowy track.

A short form of the modern coinage Icelyn that feels cool as a short form, but too frosty for a full name.

Perfect for that winter baby, when Snow isn't subtle enough. The feminine version is Edurne.

Among the few unisex names that start with X.

Named for its snowcapped mountains, Nevada is a state name which, unlike Carolina, Montana, and Dakota, has been relatively undiscovered. Warning: today's unvisited place-name could become tomorrow's trampled tourist attraction.

If you can get past the unintuitive J (it's pronounced like a Y), Fjolla is a perky and attractive girl name. It is derived from the Albanian word for snowflake, fjollë, and is most common in Kosovo.

One of several snowy options, this one lacking a tie to a specific place: an asset.

Although barely heard in the English-speaking world, this Slavic name is popular in Russia and the Balkans, and is also used in Scandinavia. It could be a snazzy name (or middle name) for a snow baby.

A name bestowed in honor of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Nieves, referring to a miracle she performed with unmelted snow in the August heat of Rome.

One of the many Inuit words for snow.

Icy baby names are currently hot, with names like Icelynn and Iceland trending up for girls. Rapper Gucci Mane chose simple, streamlined Ice for his son 2020-born son, appropriately a winter baby. In 2021, it debuted on the charts for both boys and girls (9 boys, 6 girls).

Gender-neutral choice with the covetable X initial. Xue's snowy meaning makes it especially well suited to a winter-born child.

Icelyn and its more popular sister Icelynn have been among the fastest-rising girls' names in the US in recent years.