Given name & surname
Somers
“born during the summer”·“refers to the season; born in summer”
Somers is a variant of Somer. One French interpretation is “born during the summer.” Somers is a variant of Summer. One American interpretation is “refers to the season; born in summer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Somers is a variant of Somer. One French interpretation is “born during the summer.” Somers is a variant of Summer. One American interpretation is “refers to the season; born in summer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Somers is a variant of Somer. An origin associated with Somer is French. Somers is a variant of Summer. An origin associated with Summer is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Somers through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,381 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Somers’s family of names
Somers has a related form in Summer. Somers has a related form in Somer.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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