Recorded 1915–1932 Girls' name Peak 1923 34 births

Sumako — girls' name

34 babies named Sumako in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s181930s5
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sumako was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sumako in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumako

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Sumako between 1915 and 1932, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sumako currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumako performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sumako shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sumako in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumako in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sumako at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

34

Since 1915

18 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1915

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1932

Sumako popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1915

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193219251923192219181915 6

Sumako by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 53% of Sumako's all-time total
1910s111920s181930s5

Sumako by state

Where Sumako concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sumako
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 14.7%
Hawaii share of Sumako's total US births 14.7%

5 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumako?
34 babies have been named Sumako since 1915. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Sumako most popular?
Sumako was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Sumako most popular?
The top states for the name Sumako are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Sumako been used?
Sumako has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 18 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Sumako?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Summer, Sumaya, Sumer, Sumayyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1932 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.