Summit
Summit was the 1526th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,331 places. More babies were named Summit in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,526 boys, up 935 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114boys
- Girls and boys
- 24% girls, 76% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025114 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,271babies recorded
Summit popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,701 | #1,526 | 41 | 114 |
| 2020 | #4,635 | #2,461 | 29 | 53 |
| 2010 | — | #5,015 | — | 19 |
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How popular is Summit, counting every spelling?
Summit is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,405 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,526 for Summit on its own. Together these spellings went to 119 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 114 | #1,526 | 459 |
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 Summit?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Summit (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Summit 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Summit.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Summit?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Summit are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Summit a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Summit by state
How common Summit was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (7.3×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Summit: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Summit, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Summit
How popular is the name Summit?
Summit was the 1526th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,331 places. More babies were named Summit in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Summit a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 24% girls, 76% boys given the name Summit in the US.
Where is Summit most popular?
In 2021–2025, Summit was most common in Alaska (0.42 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Idaho.