Somer
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Somer by the numbers
Somer was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 152 babies in 1978, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
What we can tell you about Somer
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Somer. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sumersummer; a form of Summer6 in the US (2017)
- Sommer24 in the US (2017)
- Summerthe warm season of the year429 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samarevening conversation or gathering18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sameraentertaining companion; one who brings joy15 in the US (2017)
- Sumnersummoner; one who summons11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Somer
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