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Sarah vs Summer

Sarah and Summercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Sarah was ranked #66 and Summer #115 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2019, Sarah was ranked #100 and Summer #71 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2021, Sarah was ranked #96 and Summer #74 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Sarah was ranked #75 and Summer #161 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Sarah was ranked #148 and Summer #96 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Sarah was ranked #131 and Summer #109 among girls in England and Wales.

Sarah and Summer over time

Sarah and Summer appear together in 5 published lists, across 118 years of shared records. Sarah held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Summer in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Sarah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Summer in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Summer moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2013 as Sarah fell out of it to #75, having been #42 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2007, Summer moved ahead of Sarah in England and Wales · Girls — #58 and #62 the year before became #70 and #44.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Sarah and Summer averaged 55.0 places apart, ending at #131 and #109.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Sarah and Summer were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #131 and #109.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Sarah held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Summer in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Sarah #18 in 1996, Summer #23 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2007: Summer moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #58 and #62; by 2007 that had become #70 and #44.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sarah #131, Summer #109.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2024

    Sarah held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Summer in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Sarah #6 in 2004, Summer #65 in 2008.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Sarah #75, Summer #161.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2003–2025

    Sarah held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Summer in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Sarah #1 in 2006, Summer #115 in 2025.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sarah #66, Summer #115.

  • New Zealand · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2019

    Sarah held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Summer in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Sarah #3 in 1996, Summer #28 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2013: Summer moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #42 and #46; by 2013 that had become #75 and #36.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Sarah #100, Summer #71.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls17 shared years, 2005–2021

    Sarah held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Summer in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Sarah #12 in 2005, Summer #38 in 2010.

    The order changed in 2021: Summer moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #73 and #86; by 2021 that had become #96 and #74.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Sarah #96, Summer #74.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Sarah

Pairs where Sarah shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Summer

Pairs where Summer shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Sarah, Summer
FieldSarahSummer
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFrom Hebrew, meaning 'lady, princess, noblewoman'. In the Old Testament, Sarah's name was changed from Sarai by God, alongside Abraham's own name change (Genesis 17:15); she is regarded as matriarch of the Jewish people.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈsɛɹ.ə/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #66 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #89 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sarah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Summer does not have one recorded yet.
  • Sarah and Summer both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sarah; Summer doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Sarah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #86 among girls in New Zealand in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–2019

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1958–2019).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #131 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Summer

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #206 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #109 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls