Summer

Summer: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “summer season”
Origin: English
Say it: SUM-er · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the English season name, used as a modern given name. It belongs to the class of English word names drawn from nature and the calendar.

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How popular is Summer?

2024623 per million US babies

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Babies named Summer in 20242,073

2024 rank#142 girls

Peak year1977

Total US babies since 188089,577

Summer has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Summer

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sommersummer · Germanic
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Summer questions

What does the name Summer mean?

Summer means "summer season". It comes from English. From the English season name, used as a modern given name. It belongs to the class of English word names drawn from nature and the calendar.

Is Summer a boy or girl name?

Summer is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Summer?

2,073 US babies were named Summer in 2024. Its peak year was 1977.

How do you pronounce Summer?

Summer is usually pronounced SUM-er.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.