Girl's name
Summer
Say it SUM-er
English origin summer (season)
2 syllables
Where Summer is loved, common and rare
Common across British Columbia, Scotland, Ontario and four more places. Rare in England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and six more places.
1 in 293 girls born in Scotland in 2025
British Columbia 45thScotland 68thOntario 93rd
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Every place
In 16 of the 40 official lists, among them British Columbia (45th), Scotland (68th) and Ontario (93rd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia province | 45th 2023 | 48 | about 1 in 249 |
| Victoria state | 51st 2025 | 116 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 52nd 2025 | 93 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 59th 2025 | 27 | rank only |
| Scotland | 68th 2025 | 61 | 1 in 293 |
| New South Wales state | 89th 2025 | 79 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 93rd 2024 | 108 | about 1 in 504 |
| England and Wales | 109th 2025 | 429 | 1 in 590 |
| Ireland | 115th 2025 | 40 | 1 in 528 |
| Northern Ireland | 191st 2025 | 9 | 1 in 810 |
| Quebec province | 346th 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 1,734 |
| Switzerland | 720th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 4,249 |
| The Netherlands | 845th 2025 | 12 | about 1 in 5,085 |
| Italy | 884th 2024 | 11 | 1 in 16,288 |
| Sweden | 885th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 8,034 |
| France | 981st 2025 | 35 | 1 in 8,194 |
Rare, below the listed names: New Zealand, Austria, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
Taken directly from the English word for the warmest season, Summer is a nature name with a sunny image.
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Two syllables, SUM-er, give it a warm, easy sound. Summers is a variant, and Haf is listed as a related name.
Summer ranks well in British Columbia, Victoria and Queensland, while it is rare in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy. The Ontario and British Columbia records first show it in 1974 and place its peak in 2023. It is rising in seven places with no falls recorded, so it remains a name with steady momentum in the English-speaking world. It sits comfortably with other nature names such as Willow and Ivy.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- SUM-er, 2 syllables
- Meaning
summer (season)
- Origin
- English
- Other spellings
- Haf
- Summers
Over time
Over five years: rising in 7 of 13 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 74 | 86 | 74 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 96 | 86 | 112 | 109 |
| Scotland | 84 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 109 | 96 | 68 |
| Northern Ireland | 229 | 174 | 119 | 157 | 246 | 171 | 162 | 151 | 161 | 191 |
| Ireland | 195 | 162 | 142 | 149 | 229 | 136 | 122 | 179 | 156 | 115 |
| Ontario | 164 | 142 | 130 | 113 | 179 | 112 | 98 | 97 | 93 | |
| British Columbia | 113 | 96 | 72 | 75 | 96 | 102 | 90 | 45 | ||
| New South Wales | 73 | 61 | 82 | 72 | 86 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 89 |
| Victoria | 80 | 72 | 59 | 81 | 74 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 62 | 51 |
| Queensland | 39 | 50 | 53 | 43 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 52 |
| South Australia | 66 | 81 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 77 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 59 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 73 | 86 | 74 | |
| Quebec | 454 | 561 | 475 | 330 | 436 | 458 | 236 | 360 | 376 | 346 |
| France | 1065 | 1692 | 1439 | 1995 | 1393 | 1423 | 1634 | 1150 | 1130 | 981 |
| The Netherlands | 749 | 892 | 550 | 681 | 913 | 845 | ||||
| Austria | 873 | 860 | 1331 | 541 | 647 | 1303 | 1050 | 1868 | ||
| Switzerland | 1130 | 1749 | 1296 | 1020 | 922 | 1370 | 1832 | 1310 | 800 | 720 |
| Sweden | 885 | |||||||||
| Italy | 610 | 682 | 884 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | 429 | 169.4 |
| 2024 | 112 | 429 | 166.3 |
| 2023 | 86 | 542 | 211.3 |
| 2022 | 96 | 512 | 194.3 |
| 2021 | 90 | 586 | 213.8 |
| 2020 | 93 | 553 | 206.0 |
| 2019 | 92 | 578 | 206.4 |
| 2018 | 74 | 718 | 249.1 |
| 2017 | 86 | 626 | 209.3 |
| 2016 | 74 | 760 | 247.4 |
| 2015 | 66 | 906 | 294.2 |
| 2014 | 58 | 1,067 | 347.9 |
| 2013 | 48 | 1,179 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | 40 | 1,411 | 438.1 |
| 2011 | 34 | 1,711 | 532.5 |
| 2010 | 30 | 1,852 | 576.9 |
| 2009 | 24 | 2,054 | 655.4 |
| 2008 | 23 | 2,276 | 720.8 |
| 2007 | 44 | 1,288 | 420.7 |
| 2006 | 62 | 937 | 313.1 |
| 2005 | 66 | 852 | 295.6 |
| 2004 | 73 | 727 | 254.3 |
| 2003 | 86 | 605 | 217.1 |
| 2002 | 139 | 325 | 121.6 |
| 2001 | 149 | 309 | 115.3 |
| 2000 | 157 | 286 | 104.7 |
| 1999 | 146 | 320 | 113.6 |
| 1998 | 155 | 297 | 102.7 |
| 1997 | 174 | 258 | 88.0 |
| 1996 | 206 | 203 | 68.6 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Summer in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2010. First recorded in 1974. Her peak year there: 2023, at 241.0 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Summer per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2023 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Summer
1 in 942 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Summer. Same first letter as Summer.
1 in 559 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Summer.
1 in 239 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Summer.
1 in 267 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Summer. Same first letter as Summer.
1 in 82 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Summer. Same first letter as Summer.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Summer. Same first letter as Summer.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Summer. Same first letter as Summer.
1 in 127 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Summer.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Summer.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Summer.
Middle names for Summer
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Summer Grace
2-1 beats · initials SG
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Summer Olivia
2-4 beats · initials SO · Summer slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Summer slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Summer Maria
2-3 beats · initials SM
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Summer Sophia
2-3 beats · initials SS
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Summer Rose
2-1 beats · initials SR
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Summer Emily
2-3 beats · initials SE · Summer slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Summer slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Summer Julia
2-3 beats · initials SJ
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Summer Miriam
2-3 beats · initials SM
Changes the beat after Summer: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Summer
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 143 in Scotland
98% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
1 in 140 in Northern Ireland
98% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
1 in 459 in Scotland
97% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
1 in 184 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
1 in 511 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
1 in 124 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
1 in 197 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Summer across countries and decades.
Famous people named Summer
Summer Glau, Summer McIntosh, Summer Walker, Summer Bishil, Summer Phoenix and Summer Sanders.
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Canadian swimmer (2006-)
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Actress born 1988
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American actress born 1978
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American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress and former competition swimmer born 1972
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Summer
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Summer?
Her best rank is No. 45 in British Columbia in 2023, about 1 in 249 girls. She is in the published lists of 16 of our 40 regions.
What does Summer mean?
Wiktionary glosses Summer as "summer (season)".
How do you pronounce Summer?
SUM-er, with 2 syllables.
Is Summer getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 7 of 13 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Summer?
The deck's top five sisters for Summer: Savannah, Madison, Violet, Skye and Sadie. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.