The first name September
A girl’s name from French meaning “seventh month”, “seven”.
Pronounced /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
September means “seventh month”, “seven” in French.
PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), which see; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named September at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 20 girls born in the United States were named September, the 6,081st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 51 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Sep
- Sept
- Septembre
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name September mean?
- September means “seventh month”, “seven” in French.
- What is the origin of the name September?
- PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French…
- Is September a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,203 US babies named September since 1880 were girls.
- When was September most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 51 babies were named September, its highest rank at 2,060th.
- How do you pronounce September?
- September is /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of September?
- Sep, Sept and Septembre.