Summit means the highest point or peak — from the Latin summum. A summit IS the most elevated place — every mountain climber aims for the summit. The name IS the word for the maximum height. Two syllables of the highest-point, every-climber-aims, and the Latin word for maximum.
Summit IS the word for the highest point — every climber aims for the summit.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin.
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Today
Summit remains a beloved choice, ranking #2196 in the US. 1,115 babies have been named Summit since 1999.
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How popular is Summit?
2022peak year
Today, Summit is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2196), with only about 87 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 91 babies were given the name (ranked #1799 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Summit has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 1,115 babies have been registered as Summit since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Summit's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — peak achievement. People named Summit tend to be powerful, elevated, and gifted at being the Latin word for the maximum height.
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