Summer

#151 for girls in 2025, 1,973 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,987
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1977 · 2,447 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
91,321
since 1949

Summer over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Summer has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #119, 1977girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1511,973—
2024#1422,077#8,9878
2023#1411,971—
2022#1521,876—
2021#1411,961#12,1465
2020#1511,815—
2019#1781,642—
2018#1991,553—
2017#2191,411#9,6967
2016#2001,606#10,7446
2015#1931,692#8,7448
2014#1821,781#5,48516
2013#1861,734—
2012#1751,781#12,2745
2011#1731,817#12,2875
2010#1631,888—
2009#1741,903—
2008#1691,959—
2007#1592,252—
2006#1522,261—
2005#1402,412#11,4725
2004#1402,333#3,36828
2003#1532,212—
2002#1512,213—
2001#1422,314#8,3397
2000#1452,339—
1999#1362,337#7,8747
1998#1312,558—
1997#1312,480—
1996#1372,345#5,18711
1995#1532,124—
1994#1412,239—
1993#1801,617#7,6386
1992#2541,102—
1991#286984#8,2365
1990#2711,021—
1989#288910—
1988#258986—
1987#2471,042#6,0896
1986#2301,127#4,8538
1985#2251,166—
1984#2151,212#3,45912
1983#2161,166#3,63011
1982#2111,262#5,6196
1981#1791,544#4,9617
1980#1591,754#4,4958
1979#1501,861#4,4038
1978#1431,917#3,07013
1977#1192,447#2,27020
1976#2271,072#3,26411
1975#299784—
1974#533314—
1973#752184#4,5056
1972#724197—
1971#863156—
1970#1,16899—
1969#1,25979—
1968#1,67848—
1967#1,70245—
1966#2,02233—
1965#2,20429—
1964#2,07133—
1963#1,95236—
1962#2,81419—
1961#1,95535—
1960#2,24627—
1959#2,45822—
1958#2,86217—
1957#3,15014—
1956#2,53020—
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First appearance
1949

The first year at least five girls were named Summer! It came in at #5,244, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1949–1951, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Summer is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedNHWashington: #176 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 974 girlsWAIdaho: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 797 girlsIDMontana: #161 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 672 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #392 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,495 girlsMNIllinois: #424 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsILWisconsin: #486 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,082 girlsWIMichigan: #331 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,511 girlsMINew York: #1,083 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,428 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedRIOregon: #216 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsORNevada: #84 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 346 girlsNVWyoming: #125 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 507 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedSDIowa: #201 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsIAIndiana: #209 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsINOhio: #257 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,861 girlsOHPennsylvania: #413 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,577 girlsPANew Jersey: #522 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,249 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #208 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsCAUtah: #115 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 571 girlsUTColorado: #179 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 948 girlsCONebraska: #176 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 860 girlsNEMissouri: #206 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsMOKentucky: #175 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 979 girlsKYWest Virginia: #185 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsWVVirginia: #222 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsVAMaryland: #418 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedDEArizona: #162 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 815 girlsAZNew Mexico: #195 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 859 girlsNMKansas: #202 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsKSArkansas: #110 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 498 girlsARTennessee: #138 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 726 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #167 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 927 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #118 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 538 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Summer, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #72 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 358 girlsOKLouisiana: #147 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 769 girlsLAMississippi: #119 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 544 girlsMSAlabama: #123 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 640 girlsALGeorgia: #209 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsGAHawaii: #118 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 489 girlsHITexas: #200 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsTXFlorida: #153 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 841 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#72 · 1 in 358
  2. Nevada#84 · 1 in 346
  3. Arkansas#110 · 1 in 498
  4. Utah#115 · 1 in 571
  5. Hawaii#118 · 1 in 489

Best ever in a state: #24 in Hawaii, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#72611 in 358
Nevada#84131 in 346
Arkansas#110261 in 498
Utah#115271 in 571
Hawaii#118111 in 489
South Carolina#118331 in 538
Mississippi#119281 in 544
Alabama#123341 in 640
Wyoming#12561 in 507
Tennessee#138381 in 726
Louisiana#147401 in 769
Florida#153701 in 841
Montana#16171 in 672
Arizona#162251 in 815
North Carolina#167361 in 927
Idaho#17581 in 797
Kentucky#175231 in 979
Nebraska#176121 in 860
Washington#176281 in 974
Colorado#179231 in 948
West Virginia#185101 in 1,070
New Mexico#195111 in 859
Texas#2001201 in 1,069
Iowa#201161 in 1,149
Kansas#202141 in 1,110
Missouri#206261 in 1,228
California#2081711 in 1,098
Georgia#209291 in 1,210
Indiana#209261 in 1,300
Oregon#216141 in 1,141
Virginia#222231 in 1,338
Ohio#257371 in 1,861
Michigan#331221 in 2,511
Minnesota#39281 in 3,495
Pennsylvania#413191 in 3,577
Maryland#41871 in 3,218
Illinois#424231 in 3,165
Wisconsin#48661 in 5,082
New Jersey#52291 in 4,249
New York#1,08391 in 11,428
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Summer
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#142 → #151)
  • Same as 2020 (#151)
  • 42 spots since 2015 (#193 → #151)
  • Biggest jump: 305 spots in 1971 (#1,168 → #863)
  • Biggest drop: 32 spots in 1982 (#179 → #211)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1949
  • Peaked 1977 at #119 (2,447 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1971–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 627
  • Highest: 1 in 627 girls born in 1977 were named Summer (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 815 girls born in 2025 (0.12%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 24.3% of all girls named Summer (22,198) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#5,244 (1949)#5,244
1950s149#2,341 (1955)#2,623
1960s384#1,259 (1969)#1,990
1970s9,031#119 (1977)#498
1980s12,169#159 (1980)#223
1990s18,807#131 (1998)#182
2000s22,198#140 (2005)#153
2010s16,905#163 (2010)#187
2020s11,673#141 (2023)#146

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Summer in 1983

girls
#216
1,166 births · 1 in 1,433 girls
boys
#3,630
11 births · 1 in 162,960 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #216Summer1,166

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #3,630Summer11
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,433 of them was named Summer, which outranked 98.2% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Summer
  1. #213Meagan1,190
  2. #214Daisy1,175
  3. #215Jenna1,168
  4. #216Summer1,166
  5. #216Toni1,166
  6. #218Janelle1,165
  7. #219Carly1,160
  8. #220Paula1,159

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 162,960 of them was named Summer, which outranked 50.6% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Summer
  1. #3,411Yechiel12
  2. #3,411Yonah12
  3. #3,411Zacheriah12
  4. #3,630Summer11
  5. #3,630Able11
  6. #3,630Adrin11
  7. #3,630Alfonza11
  8. #3,884Abbas10
  9. #3,884Aditya10
  10. #3,884Adolphus10

Tied with 253 names at #3,630; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1983 →