Summer
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning the warm season of the year.
How Summer has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #193 |
| 2016 | #202 |
| 2017 | #219 |
| 2018 | #199 |
| 2019 | #179 |
| 2020 | #151 |
| 2021 | #141 |
| 2022 | #153 |
| 2023 | #141 |
| 2024 | #142 |
| 2025 | #152 |
Summer by the numbers
In 2025, 429 babies in England and Wales were named Summer. In the US, 1,408 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 2,558 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 840 American girls born that year was called Summer.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Summer. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Summer
Names that are said the same way as Summer, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sumireviolet flower5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Summer
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