How Many People Are Named Sommer?
An estimated 5,766 people in the United States have the first name Sommer. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Sommer peaked in popularity in 1977 with 464 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sommer as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sommer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,766
About 1 in 59,444 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1977
464 births
Total Registered
6,053
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sommer
Sommer is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,053 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sommer as a female name
Ranked #4,636 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (464 births)
Sommer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sommer span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,549 babies were registered. Sommer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sommer by Decade
How has Sommer tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sommer by State
Birth registrations for Sommer span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey. On average, about 102 Sommers were registered per state.
Sommer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sommer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sommer
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Sommer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sommer?
We estimate approximately 5,766 people named Sommer are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 59,444 Americans share this first name.
Is Sommer a common name?
Sommer is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,053 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sommer most popular?
Sommer reached peak popularity in 1977, when 464 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sommer is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sommer a female name?
Sommer is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sommer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sommer Smith, Sommer Johnson, Sommer Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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