Names That Mean Snow

Ice officially joined the baby name pool when rapper Gucci Mane chose it for his son, born in December 2020. But Ice- names for girls had been trending before then — Icelynn, Icelyn, and Iceland have been climbing up the charts over the past few years. Could we see more icy names in the future? We actually may want to look to the past — nickname-y Icie ranked in the Top 1000 from 1881 to 1913.

Derived from the Latvian word for frost.

Unisex name for a winter baby.

The Lithuanian name for Snow White, as well as the word for "snowflake" and the snowdrop flower.

One of the few truly unisex names that start with X.

The Russian name for Snow White, along with its diminutive, Snegurochka.

Currently a grandma name in Latvia, where Sarmīte peaked in 1960.

A unisex name from the snowy north.

Popular in Iceland but primed for "Frosty the Snowman" jokes in the US.

Cute, wintery Korean name that could cross borders.

An unusual addition to the snowy names perfect for a winter baby.

Chilly choice for a winter baby.

This cool Icelandic word name — meaning "ice" — is on the rise in its native Iceland. Jökull is also used in geographical names; Eyjafjallajökull is an ice cap in Iceland.