Spring
Spring is an occasionally used feminine given name derived from the English word for the season. It was among the one thousand most common names for girls in the United States between 1975 and 1979. It remains in use but has since declined in popularity. There were forty two newborn American girls given the name in 2021. Seventeen newborn American girls received the name in 2022.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Spring
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Spring is an occasionally used feminine given name derived from the English word for the season. It was among the one thousand most common names for girls in the United States between 1975 and 1979. It remains in use but has since declined in popularity. There were forty two newborn American girls given the name in 2021. Seventeen newborn American girls received the name in 2022.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Spring
Spring first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1976: 251 births, good for #622 nationwide. About 39% of every Spring on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Spring ranks #6,974 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Spring
Phonetically similar names — useful when Spring is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Spurring
- Springe
- Sprung
- Spreng
- Sprang
- Sprong
- Sparen
- Springs
- Spraying
- Spying
- Sprain
- Springer
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Spring
Spring is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Spring's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #622. Use the chart and map above to compare Spring's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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