Girls' name · since 1916
Sumi
Sumi has 211 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,069 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
211 babies have been named Sumi since 1916, making it today's #15069 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sumi recorded 211 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #15069 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #19,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,069 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 211 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumi ranks #19,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,069 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 211 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,069 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sumi's 211 recorded births place it above 73.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sumi compares
211 38th percentile among 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
Sumi's all-time total is 44% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sumi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 211 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sumi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sumi's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sumi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Sumi by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (67 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Sumi's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Sumi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 67 births (32% of all-time use).
Sumi by state
Where Sumi concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 5.2% |
11 of 211 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sumi's data
- Sumi's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sumis (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sumi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Sumi 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.