Recorded 1977–1994 Unisex name Peak 1977 65 births

Summers — unisex name

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.

1970s271980s301990s8
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Summers was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

13 babies were named Summers in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Summers

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Summers between 1977 and 1994, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Summers currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Summers is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1914.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Summers performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Summers shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Summers 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 65 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.

Summers at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

65

Since 1977

18 years of records

Peak year

1977

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1977

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1994

Summers popularity over time — girls

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

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 199419871985198219811980197919781977 13

Summers popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19231914 6

Summers by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 46% of Summers's all-time total
1970s271980s301990s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Summers?
65 babies have been named Summers since 1977. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
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?
Summers has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 18 years of data through 1994.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.