Given name
September
“born in the month of September”
September is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “born in the month of September.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “born in the month of September.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
From Old French septembre, from Latin September (“seventh month”), from Latin septem, from Proto-Italic *septəm, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, from Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
September through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,203
- 0 boys · 2,203 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,081 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,081 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 51 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,779 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
September’s family of names
September has a related form in Septemberea. September has a related form in Septemberia. September has a related form in Septimber.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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