Girls' name · since 1971
Sumer
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,527 babies named Sumer, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sumer currently ranks #12178 among girls' names in America, with 1,527 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Sumer recorded 1,527 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #12178 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,527 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumer ranks #5,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,527 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,527
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sumer's 1,527 recorded births place it above 92.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sumer compares
1,527 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sumer's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sumer | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sumer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sumer's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 86, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sumer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sumer by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (433 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Sumer's strongest decade.
433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sumer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
298 births
- 1980s
1980s
408 births
- 1990s
1990s
433 births
- 2000s
2000s
296 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 433 births (28% of all-time use).
How Sumer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sumer's total volume
Sumer by state
Where Sumer concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 131 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
131 of 1,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Sumer's data
- Sumer's decade-level peak was the 1990s (433 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sumers (131 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sumer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Sumer 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.