Unisex name · since 1977

Summers

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

#32,021 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade

Summers is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 65 have been recorded since 1977.

Social Security Administration records show Summers recorded 65 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1994.

  • #32,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 65 born since 1977
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Summers ranks #32,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.

#32,021 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Summers's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% 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.

Summers's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Summers's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Summers popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
468101214 197719781979198019811982198519871994 8

Summers popularity over time - boys

11 total births recorded since 1914 (Summers as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 19141923 5

Summers by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 46% of the file).

1980s was Summers's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Summers births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Summers? ▼
65 babies have been named Summers since 1977. All-time, it sits at #32,021 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
Where does Summers sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Summers ranks #32,021 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 Summers most popular? ▼
Summers was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Is Summers a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Summers is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 65 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Summers been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Summers since 1977 -- 18 years through the most recent 1994 data.
What names are similar to Summers? ▼
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 Summers's data

  • Summers's decade-level peak was the 1980s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- 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 Summers

Nearby Names Like Summers

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

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Sumayyah Girl
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Sumiko Girl
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Ruble
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Summers: 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, 1977–1994 (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 Summers 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.