Summer is an English feminine given name of recent coinage derived from the word for the season of

summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...

, the warmest season of the year and a time people generally associate with carefree and fun activities. It has been in common use as a name since at least 1970 in English-speaking countries. Summer, along with other seasonal and nature names, came into fashion as part of the 1960s and 70s counterculture. The name has ranked among the top 100 names for girls in recent years in Scotland, England, Wales, New Zealand, and

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. It has ranked among the top 300 names for girls in the United States since 1970 and was the 648th most common name for girls and women in the United States in the 1990 census. It was the 141st most popular name for American girls born in the United States in 2021.Behind the Name
/ref> It could also be a variant of the Arabic name Samar (name) meaning an evening conversation.

Notable people

Summer Altice Summer Danielle Altice (born December 23, 1979) is an American model and former actress. She was named after Miss USA 1975, Summer Bartholomew. Early life and education Altice was born in Fountain Valley, California. She studied and played vo ...

(born December 1979), American model *

Summer Bishil Summer Yasmine Bishil (born July 17, 1988) is an American actress. She first came to prominence starring as Jasira in the 2007 film '' Towelhead'', for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Over the followi ...

(born 1988), American actress *

Summer Bartholomew Robin Summer Bartholomew (born in Merced, California) is an American actress, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss USA 1975 pageant. Her first pageant experience came in 1973 when she won the Miss Heineken tit ...

(born 1951), winner of the 1975 Miss USA pageant * Summer Cem (born 1983), German rapper of Turkish descent *

Summer Edward Summer Edward (born 10 March 1986) is a Trinidadian American writer, children's editor, educator, literary activist and children's literature specialist based in the USA. In 2010, at the age of 24, she founded ''Anansesem'' ezine, the first ch ...

(born 1986), Trinidadian-American writer, children's editor, educator, literary activist, and literature specialist *

Summer Erb Summer Erb (born July 25, 1977) is an American basketball player. She played for Charlotte Sting in 2002 as center. She is 198 cm tall and 109 kg weight. She also played for Bursa Yıldırım and Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey. She ...

(born 1977), American basketball player *

Summer Glau Summer Lyn Glau (; born July 24, 1981) is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series: as River Tam in ''Firefly'' (2002) and its continuation film '' Serenity'' (2005), as Tess Doerner in ''Th ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Summer Lee Summer Lynn Lee (born November 26, 1987) is an American politician and community organizer serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee served as a member of t ...

(born 1987), American lawyer, community organizer, and Pennsylvania's Democratic representative *

Summer Lochowicz Summer Louise Lochowicz (born 30 March 1978 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian beach volleyball player and team partner of Kerri Pottharst in her Olympic debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Ath ...

(born 1978), Australian volleyball player * Summer McIntosh (born 2006), Canadian Olympic swimmer & world record holder in women's 400 metre long course freestyle and medley events. *

Summer Meng Summer Meng (; born 20 July 1991) is a Taiwanese actress known for her roles in television series such as ''Sweet Sweet Bodyguard'' (2012), '' Aim High'' (2014), and '' Love, Timeless'' (2017). She got nominated for Best Actress at the 53rd Gol ...

(born 1991), Taiwanese actress * Summer Moak (born 1999), American racing cyclist *

Summer Mortimer Summer Ashley Mortimer (born April 22, 1993) is a Canadian-Dutch former paraswimmer who competed internationally for Canada, and later the Netherlands national paralympic team, an artist, a performing artist, and CBC Sports personality. Morti ...

(born 1993), former Canadian-Dutch paraswimmer * Summer Phoenix (born 1978), American actress * Summer Rae (born 1983), American wrestler * Summer Rayne Oakes (born 1984), American fashion model, environmental activist, author, and entrepreneur * Summer Ross (born 1992), American beach volleyball player *

Summer Sanders Summer Elisabeth Sanders (born October 13, 1972) is an American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress, former competition swimmer and Olympic champion from 1992. Early life Sanders was born in Roseville, California, a ...

(born 1972), American swimmer and sports commentator *

Summer Schmit Summer Schmit (born August 8, 2003) is an American Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Schmit made her international debut for the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games, where sh ...

(born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer *

Summer Stephan Summer Stephan is the District Attorney for the County of San Diego, serving in this capacity since 2017. Summer Stephan was initially appointed to the position of District Attorney in 2017, to finish the term of resigning DA . Summer Stephan de ...

, District Attorney for the County of San Diego * Summer Strallen (born 1985), English actress and musical theatre performer * Summer Watson (born 1977), British opera singer * Summer XO (born 1982), American singer *

Summer Walker Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American R&B singer. In 2017, she signed to Love Renaissance and Interscope Records. The following year, she released the mixtape '' Last Day of Summer,'' which spawned the single " Girls Need ...

(born 1996), American singer

Fictional characters

* Cure Summer, protagonist of '' Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure'' * Summer Dawson, from the novel ''Wonder'' * Summer Finn, from ''

500 Days of Summer ''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...

'' * Summer Gleeson, from ''Batman: The Animated Series'' * Summer Hathaway, a character in ''

School of Rock ''School of Rock'' (titled onscreen as ''The School of Rock'') is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin, and written by Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman. Bl ...

'' * Summer Hartley, from '' Definitely, Maybe'' * Summer Holiday from '' The Sims 4'' *

Summer Hoyland Summer Hoyland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Jordy Lucas. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 May 2002. The character was originally played by Marisa Siketa f ...

, from ''Neighbours'' * Summer Jones, a.k.a. Wonder, from the film '' Zoom'' * Summer Moran, from '' Dirk Pitt'' *

Summer Newman Summer Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Created by head writers Lynn Marie Latham and Kay Alden, the role is currently portrayed by Allison Lanier. The character was ...

, a character from the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' * Roberta "Summer" Quinn, a character in the American action drama TV series '' Baywatch'' * Summer Roberts, from ''The O.C.'' *

Summer Shaw Summer Shaw is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Summer Strallen. The character is most notable for being "planted" in the show as publicity for an Andrew Lloyd Webber produced stage production o ...

, from ''Hollyoaks'' * Summer Smith, a character from the Adult Swim cartoon '' Rick and Morty'' * Summer Wheatley, from '' Napoleon Dynamite'' * Summer, minor character in '' Futari wa Pretty Cure'' (originally named Natsuko Koshino)

Notes

English feminine given names Feminine given names Given names derived from seasons {{given name

Notable people

Fictional characters

See also

Notes