Summit
Girl name · #3689 in 2025 · Uniqueness 63/100
Summit is currently the #3689 girl name in the United States — 41 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10148, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 43,902 girls born in 2025 was named Summit.
Babies named Summit per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 26-year story
Summit first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 41 babies and a rank of #3645. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Summit against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Summit in class?
Summit scores 63 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Summit is most common
State-level data for Summit is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Summit
Statistically, parents drawn to Summit tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sevynn, Saylah, Sahily, Inayat, and Merit.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Summit | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3645 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5962 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4472 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4964 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8776 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9411 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10148 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14962 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Summit a popular girl name?
Summit ranked #3689 among girls in 2025 with 41 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10148.
When was the name Summit most popular?
Summit peaked in 2025, when 41 American girls received the name (ranked #3645 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Summit?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 43,902 newborn American girls was named Summit. It scores 63/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.