Girls' name · since 1977
Sumar
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Sumar, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sumar is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumar has been recorded 53 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1997.
- #34,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumar ranks #34,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sumar's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sumar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sumar's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sumar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1997
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1997.
53 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 11 births in a single year.
Sumar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Sumar's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Sumar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (64% of all-time use).
Sumar decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sumar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sumar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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