Summer
Taken directly from the English word for the warm season, which goes back to Old English sumor. It joined the set of season and nature words used as given names in English.
Summer in 2025
Summer was given to 1,973 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 349th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,680 babies born.
The history of Summer
Summer reached its highest point in 1998, when 2,558 babies were given the name, ranking 277th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 231st, in 1977.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 91,575 babies have been named Summer. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Summer by decade
| Decade | Babies named Summer | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | 5,979 |
| 1940s | 5 | 9,094 |
| 1950s | 149 | 3,835 |
| 1960s | 384 | 2,063 |
| 1970s | 9,089 | 231 |
| 1980s | 12,227 | 315 |
| 1990s | 18,836 | 272 |
| 2000s | 22,238 | 309 |
| 2010s | 16,952 | 364 |
| 2020s | 11,686 | 330 |
Where Summer is heading
Summer has risen 16% over the past decade, from 1,700 babies in 2015 to 1,973 in 2025.
Names like Summer
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Summer.