Summer is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Summer means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Summer across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Summer has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Summer is a girl name of English origin meaning “the summer season”. one of the seasonal word names.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 91,575 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 24,001 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,923 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 410 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 704 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 1,779 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Summer per year, United States (1918 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (2,558/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (2,270/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2008 (180/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (49/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2008 (36/yr).
Summer has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #277 nationally (given to 2,866 babies that year).
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