Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Summit

Gender Unisex · 19% girls Rank 2025 #1,526 Trend ↑ Rising 52%
Rank 2025
#1,526
among boys · ↑305 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
155
named Summit · +42% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,983
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
155 babies
All-time total
1,271
#5,054 all-time among boys
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Summit popularity over time

1,271 babies have been named Summit since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1990s 5 6 11 1 – #9,750
2000s – 103 103 10 +836% #4,777
2010s 69 403 472 47 +358% #1,997
2020s (to 2025) 173 512 685 114 +142% #1,526

Where Summit is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 122 0.07 outside top 500
2027 129 0.08 outside top 500
2028 135 0.08 outside top 500
2029 141 0.08 outside top 500
2030 145 0.09 outside top 500

Where Summit is most popular

Boys named Summit per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, Utah, and Idaho.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Summit born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alaska 5 0.420 +690%
Utah 37 0.388 +629%
Idaho 6 0.147 +176%
Oregon 7 0.092 +74%
Ohio 12 0.045 -15%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -23%
Texas 35 0.040 -25%
Colorado 5 0.039 -27%
Missouri 5 0.036 -32%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -48%
Michigan 5 0.024 -54%
Georgia 5 0.020 -63%
Florida 7 0.015 -72%
California 11 0.012 -77%
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Summit

Summit is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,526 in 2025 with 114 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 1,271 American babies have been named Summit, about 81% boys and 19% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 155 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Summit stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Summit?

The median living Summit is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 1,300 people named Summit are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Summit year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 41 #3,701 114 #1,526
2024 20 #6,136 89 #1,831
2023 26 #5,110 82 #1,926
2022 31 #4,571 91 #1,801
2021 26 #5,077 83 #1,867
2020 29 #4,635 53 #2,461
2019 13 #8,551 74 #1,997
2018 12 #9,095 69 #2,079
2017 12 #9,287 57 #2,310
2016 11 #10,035 43 #2,833
2015 10 #10,777 42 #2,857
2014 – – 31 #3,520
2013 5 #18,952 25 #4,045
2012 6 #16,618 19 #5,015
2011 – – 24 #4,199
2010 – – 19 #5,015
2009 – – 15 #6,046
2008 – – 11 #7,634
2007 – – 20 #4,777
2006 – – 11 #7,353
2005 – – 12 #6,577
2004 – – 8 #8,812
2003 – – 7 #9,467
2002 – – 11 #6,469
2001 – – 8 #8,213
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Summit, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Summit?

The median living Summit is about 5 years old. Half of all living Summits are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Summit are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Summit are alive in the United States, based on 1,271 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Summit in 2025?

Summit ranked #1,526 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 114 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Summit?

1,271 babies have been named Summit in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Summit most popular?

Summit peaked in 2025, when 155 newborns received the name.

Is Summit a boy or girl name?

Summit is used for both: about 19% of babies named Summit have been girls and 81% boys.

Is the name Summit rising or falling?

Summit is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Summit become more popular?

Summit is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 145 boys named Summit in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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