Girls' name · since 1976

Summar

329 babies named Summar in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,160 of 72,339
all-time among girls
329
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade

329 girls have been named Summar since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Summar has 329 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2022.

  • #15,160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 329 born since 1976
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Summar ranks #15,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 329 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.

#15,160 of 72,339
all-time among girls
329
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Summar's 329 recorded births place it above 79.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Summar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Summar's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Summar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1977)
19
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
05101520 197619811986199219972002201020202022 6

Summar by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 31% of the file).

1990s was Summar's strongest decade.

102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Summar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Summar?
Summar has been given to 329 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,160 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 19 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
Where does Summar sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Summar ranks #15,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Summar most popular?
Summar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Summar been used?
Records for Summar go back to 1976, giving 47 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Summar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Summer, Sumaya, Sumer, Sumayyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Summar's data

  • Summar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Summar

Nearby Names Like Summar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Summar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Summar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2022 (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 Summar 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.