Girls' name · since 1949
Summer
91,321 babies named Summer in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #152 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,321
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
91,321 babies have been named Summer since 1949, making it today's #152 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Summer recorded 91,321 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #152 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #400 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #152 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 91,321 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Summer ranks #400 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #152 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 91,321 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #152 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,321
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Summer's 91,321 recorded births place it above 99.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Summer compares
91,321 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Summer's all-time total is 243x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Summer | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 91,321 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,558 | 21 | 19,840 |
Summer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Summer's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 2,558, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Summer popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 2,558
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Summer popularity over time - boys
254 total births recorded since 1918 (Summer as boys' name)
Summer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22,198 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Summer's strongest decade.
22,198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Summer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 149
1950s
149 births
- 1960s 384
1960s
384 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,031 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,169 births
- 1990s
1990s
18,807 births
- 2000s
2000s
22,198 births
- 2010s
2010s
16,905 births
- 2020s
2020s
11,673 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22,198 births (24% of all-time use).
How Summer 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 Summer's total volume
Summer by state
Where Summer concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11,315 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,473 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,159 | 6.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 3,960 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,896 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 3,486 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 3,331 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 2,836 | 3.1% |
11,315 of 91,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Summer appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Summer's data
- Summer's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22,198 total births) through the 2020s (11,673) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Summers (11,315 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Summer
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Summer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Summer 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.