Summer
Summer was the 152nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,973 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 119th; the most babies were born in 1998 (2,558). Over the last ten years it has moved up 41 places. More babies were named Summer in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning summer (the season) · English
Say it SUM-er /ˈsʌmər/
- Rank in 2025
- #152 girls, down 1 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,973girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19982,558 babies
- Total since 1880
- 91,575babies recorded
What does the name Summer mean?
Summer is the name of the warmest season, used as a girl's name. Wiktionary notes that it is often given to girls born in summer, and Wikipedia says it has been in common use since about 1970, part of the fashion for nature and season names. The word goes back to Old English sumor. Wikipedia places it in the fashion for seasonal and nature names that began in the 1960s and 1970s, alongside names such as Autumn and Rain.
sumor (Old English, “summer”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Sommer, Autumn.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Summer', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Summer (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Summer popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 254 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #152 | 1,973 |
| 2020 | #151 | 1,815 |
| 2010 | #163 | 1,888 |
| 2000 | #145 | 2,339 |
| 1990 | #271 | 1,021 |
| 1980 | #159 | 1,754 |
| 1970 | #1,176 | 99 |
| 1960 | #2,292 | 27 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Summer, counting every spelling?
Summer is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #168 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #152 for Summer on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,012 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | 1,973 | #152 | 9,858 |
| Sommer | 27 | #4,972 | 172 |
| Somer | 5 | #16,951 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Summer?
1,973 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Summer (0.55 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Summer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Summer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Summer?
About 89,600 people born in the US named Summer are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 13 and 35. That makes Summer mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Summer by state
How common Summer was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (3.3×), Hawaii (3.1×), Rhode Island (2.6×), New Hampshire (2.1×), Maine (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in South Dakota, West Virginia, Nebraska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Summer: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Summer, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Summer · Sibling names for Summer
Questions about the name Summer
What does Summer mean?
Summer means “summer (the season)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Summer?
Summer was the 152nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,973 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 119th; the most babies were born in 1998 (2,558). Over the last ten years it has moved up 41 places. More babies were named Summer in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Summer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Summer in the US.
Where is Summer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Summer was most common in District of Columbia (3.96 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and Rhode Island.