Recorded 1977–1997 Girls' name Peak 1990 53 births

Sumar — girls' name

53 babies named Sumar in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s71990s34
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Sumar was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sumar in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumar

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Sumar between 1977 and 1997, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sumar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sumar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumar 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 53 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.

Sumar at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

53

Since 1977

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1977

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1997

Sumar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1977

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1990)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 19971994199319921990198819791977 6

Sumar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 64% of Sumar's all-time total
1970s121980s71990s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumar?
53 babies have been named Sumar since 1977. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1990 with 11 births.
When was Sumar most popular?
Sumar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Sumar been used?
Sumar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 21 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Sumar?
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, 1977–1997 (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.