Girls' name · since 1973
Somer
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 2,244 babies named Somer, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,244
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Somer currently ranks #15328 among girls' names in America, with 2,244 babies recorded since 1973.
Somer has 2,244 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15328 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #4,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,328 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,244 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Somer ranks #4,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,328 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,244 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,244
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Somer's 2,244 recorded births place it above 93.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Somer compares
2,244 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Somer's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Somer | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,244 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 21 | 19,840 |
Somer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Somer's full recorded timeline at 1998, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 152 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Somer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Somer by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (747 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Somer's strongest decade.
747 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Somer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
461 births
- 1980s
1980s
747 births
- 1990s
1990s
556 births
- 2000s
2000s
338 births
- 2010s 110
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 747 births (33% of all-time use).
How Somer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Somer's total volume
Somer by state
Where Somer concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 153 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 106 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 62 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 52 | 2.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 47 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 44 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 25 | 1.1% |
153 of 2,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Somer appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Somer's data
- Somer's decade-level peak was the 1980s (747 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Somers (153 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Somer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Somer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.