Girls' name · since 1915
Sumie
223 babies named Sumie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
223 girls have been named Sumie since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumie has been recorded 223 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1940.
- #18,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 223 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumie ranks #18,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 223 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sumie's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Sumie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sumie splits its recorded history at 1926: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sumie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1940
- Peak year (1927)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Sumie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (137 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Sumie's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Sumie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 137 births (61% of all-time use).
Sumie by state
Where Sumie concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 168 | 75.3% |
168 of 223 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sumie's data
- Sumie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Sumies (168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Sumie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1915–1940 (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 Sumie 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.