Summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak, and zenith are synonymous.
Meaning & Origin of Summit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak, and zenith are synonymous.
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The Story of Summit
As a girl name
Summit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 31 Summits were born — ranking #4,469 that year. As of 2026, Summit ranks #5,848 for girls with 21 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 249 Summits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Summit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 97 Summits were born — ranking #1,731 that year. As of 2026, Summit ranks #1,731 for boys with 97 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Summits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Summit
Summit is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Summit's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Summit'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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