Given name & surname
Sommar
“born during the summer”
Sommar is a variant of Somer. One French interpretation is “born during the summer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sommar is a variant of Somer. One French interpretation is “born during the summer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sommar is a variant of Somer. An origin associated with Somer is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sommar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 0 boys · 32 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 8 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 girls is 6 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include a sample rank of No. 77,931 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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