girl's name
Spring
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,542
Spring is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1976, when 251 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1951.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Spring over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 402 |
| 1960s | 259 |
| 1970s | 1,388 |
| 1980s | 642 |
| 1990s | 294 |
| 2000s | 233 |
| 2010s | 171 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 139 |
How popular is Spring?
In 2025, Spring was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Spring is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Spring
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Spring also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Spring over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Spring
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Spring — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Spring
How popular is the name Spring?
In 2025, Spring was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Spring a girl's or a boy's name?
Spring is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Spring?
Spring has 1 syllable.
When was Spring most popular?
Spring peaked in 1976, when 251 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Spring a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Spring currently ranks #6,753 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.