Spring

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A few things about Spring you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Spring

Spring Byington

American actress (1886–1971)

Choose Spring and your child shares a first name with Spring Byington, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Spring, like who?” Spring Byington's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 94,340 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Spring, 17 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Spring would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySpring first shows up in US birth records in 1951, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 74 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1976, when it ranked #622. Today it's #6,546, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendSpring has slipped 1,232 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,546. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Spring means “spring season”.

About the name Spring

Spring is a girl name of English origin meaning “spring season”. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-ing”. US birth records list Spring for girls from 1951 to 2025, in 75 of those 75 years. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked #622 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,546, with 17 babies.

Origin:English names