US rank #1845 Unisex name Peak 2022 909 births

Summit — #1845 US boys' name

909 babies named Summit in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1032010s4032020s397
#1845
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Summit was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

91 babies were named Summit in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Summit

The Social Security Administration has registered 909 babies named Summit between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Summit currently holds the #1845 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 91 babies received it in a single year. Summit is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 206 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Summit performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 403 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Summit shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Summit in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Summit 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 909 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.

Summit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

909

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2022

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,845

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Summit popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
91
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080100 2024202020162012200820041999 6

Summit popularity over time — girls

206 total births recorded since 1999 (Summit as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 206 births
010203040 2024202220202018201620131999 5

Summit by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
403 births that decade — 44% of Summit's all-time total
1990s62000s1032010s4032020s397

Summit by state

Where Summit concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Summit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
41 4.5%
#2 Utah
36 4.0%
#3 California
22 2.4%
#4 Colorado
21 2.3%
#5 Ohio
12 1.3%
#6 Minnesota
5 0.6%
#7 Oregon
5 0.6%
Texas share of Summit's total US births 4.5%
Even split

41 of 909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Summit?
909 babies have been named Summit since 1999. It currently ranks #1845 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 91 births.
When was Summit most popular?
Summit was most popular in the 2010s decade with 403 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Summit most popular?
The top states for the name Summit are Texas (41 births), Utah (36 births), California (22 births).
Is Summit a unisex name?
Yes, Summit is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 909 births, and as a girl's name it has 206 births.
How long has the name Summit been used?
Summit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Summit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sumner, Summer, Sumit, Sumeet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.