Summit is an English word name for the "peak" or "highest point" of a mountain, from the Latin summus, highest. It belongs to the outdoorsy group of names like Ridge, Canyon and Everest that has grown with the taste for nature and adventure. Summit has risen from number 2857 in 2015 to number 1526 in 2025, the best rank it has ever held, though it is still well outside the top 1000.