Given name & surname
Sommers
“born during the summer”
Sommers is a variant of Somer. One French interpretation is “born during the summer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sommers is a variant of Somer. One French interpretation is “born during the summer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sommers 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
Sommers through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 0 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 7 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 7 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,381 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.
Sommers’s family of names
Sommers has a related form in Somer. In German usage, Sommers as a surname has a related form in Sommer.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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