Somer — #12405 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Somer

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,239 babies named Somer between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Somer currently holds the #12405 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 152 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Somer performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 747 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Somer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Somer in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Somer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.