Summer is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1998 and remains in steady use.
Summer is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #152 for girl births in the United States (and #349 across all names), given to 1,973 babies. Summer was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1998 (2,558 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,973 | 1,973 | #152 | — |
| 2024 | 2,085 | 2,085 | #142 | #9,751 |
| 2023 | 1,971 | 1,980 | #141 | — |
| 2022 | 1,876 | 1,876 | #152 | — |
| 2021 | 1,966 | 1,972 | #141 | #13,823 |
| 2020 | 1,815 | 1,824 | #151 | — |
| 2019 | 1,642 | 1,642 | #178 | — |
| 2018 | 1,553 | 1,558 | #199 | — |
| 2017 | 1,418 | 1,418 | #219 | #10,623 |
| 2016 | 1,612 | 1,612 | #202 | #11,955 |
| 2015 | 1,700 | 1,700 | #193 | #9,450 |
| 2014 | 1,797 | 1,797 | #183 | #5,685 |
| 2013 | 1,734 | 1,734 | #186 | — |
| 2012 | 1,786 | 1,786 | #175 | #13,952 |
| 2011 | 1,822 | 1,822 | #173 | #14,073 |
| 2010 | 1,888 | 1,888 | #163 | — |
| 2009 | 1,903 | 1,903 | #174 | — |
| 2008 | 1,959 | 1,959 | #169 | — |
| 2007 | 2,252 | 2,252 | #159 | — |
| 2006 | 2,261 | 2,261 | #152 | — |
| 2005 | 2,417 | 2,417 | #140 | #13,098 |
| 2004 | 2,361 | 2,361 | #140 | #3,441 |
| 2003 | 2,212 | 2,212 | #153 | — |
| 2002 | 2,213 | 2,213 | #151 | — |
| 2001 | 2,321 | 2,321 | #142 | #9,107 |
| 2000 | 2,339 | 2,339 | #145 | — |
| 1999 | 2,344 | 2,344 | #136 | #8,584 |
| 1998 | 2,558 | 2,558 | #131 | — |
| 1997 | 2,480 | — | #131 | — |
| 1996 | 2,356 | — | #137 | #5,484 |
| 1995 | 2,124 | — | #153 | — |
| 1994 | 2,239 | — | #141 | — |
| 1993 | 1,623 | — | #180 | #8,573 |
| 1992 | 1,102 | — | #254 | — |
| 1991 | 989 | — | #286 | #9,451 |
| 1990 | 1,021 | — | #271 | — |
| 1989 | 910 | — | #288 | — |
| 1988 | 986 | — | #258 | — |
| 1987 | 1,048 | — | #247 | #6,840 |
| 1986 | 1,135 | — | #230 | #5,269 |
| 1985 | 1,166 | — | #226 | — |
| 1984 | 1,224 | — | #215 | #3,659 |
| 1983 | 1,177 | — | #216 | #3,846 |
| 1982 | 1,268 | — | #211 | #6,301 |
| 1981 | 1,551 | — | #179 | #5,420 |
| 1980 | 1,762 | — | #159 | #4,883 |
| 1979 | 1,869 | — | #150 | #4,799 |
| 1978 | 1,930 | — | #143 | #3,200 |
| 1977 | 2,467 | — | #119 | #2,347 |
| 1976 | 1,083 | — | #227 | #3,454 |
| 1975 | 784 | — | #299 | — |
| 1974 | 314 | — | #536 | — |
| 1973 | 190 | — | #753 | #5,015 |
| 1972 | 197 | — | #725 | — |
| 1971 | 156 | — | #866 | — |
| 1970 | 99 | — | #1,176 | — |
| 1969 | 79 | — | #1,266 | — |
| 1968 | 48 | — | #1,702 | — |
| 1967 | 45 | — | #1,726 | — |
| 1966 | 33 | — | #2,053 | — |
| 1965 | 29 | — | #2,241 | — |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #2,104 | — |
| 1963 | 36 | — | #1,978 | — |
| 1962 | 19 | — | #2,904 | — |
| 1961 | 35 | — | #1,997 | — |
| 1960 | 27 | — | #2,292 | — |
| 1959 | 22 | — | #2,510 | — |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #2,953 | — |
| 1957 | 14 | — | #3,288 | — |
| 1956 | 20 | — | #2,615 | — |
| 1955 | 22 | — | #2,403 | — |
| 1954 | 16 | — | #2,879 | — |
| 1953 | 20 | — | #2,423 | — |
| 1952 | 18 | — | #2,571 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,958 | — |
| 1918 | 9 | — | — | #3,076 |