How Many People Are Named Summit?
An estimated 1,107 people in the United States have the first name Summit. It is used for both genders, with 81.5% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Summit peaked in popularity in 2022 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Summit 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 Summit paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Summit is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,107
About 1 in 309,625 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
81.5% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
122 births
Total Registered
1,115
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Summit
Summit is predominantly male (81.5%), though 206 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Summit as a male name
Ranked #1,843 in 2024
88 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (91 births)
Summit as a female name
Ranked #6,112 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (31 births)
Summit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Summit span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 529 babies were registered. Summit remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Summit by Decade
How has Summit 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.
Summit by State
Birth registrations for Summit span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, Minnesota. On average, about 18 Summits were registered per state.
Summit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Summit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Summit
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Summit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Summit?
We estimate approximately 1,107 people named Summit 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 309,625 Americans share this first name.
Is Summit a common name?
Summit is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,115 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Summit most popular?
Summit reached peak popularity in 2022, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Summit is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Summit a male name?
Summit is predominantly male. 81.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Summit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Summit Smith, Summit Johnson, Summit 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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