Given name & surname
Spring
“refers to the season; born in spring”
Spring is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “refers to the season; born in spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “refers to the season; born in spring.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Spring through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,528
- 0 boys · 3,528 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 251 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,795 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,795 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 251 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,016 as a first name in 2020; 8,031 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Spring
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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