Recorded 1973–1978 Girls' name Peak 1973 23 births

Sumita — girls' name

23 babies named Sumita in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s23
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sumita was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sumita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumita

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Sumita between 1973 and 1978, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sumita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumita 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 23 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.

Sumita at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

23

Since 1973

6 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1973

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1978

Sumita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1973

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 1978197719761973 6

Sumita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 100% of Sumita's all-time total
1970s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumita?
23 babies have been named Sumita since 1973. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Sumita most popular?
Sumita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Sumita been used?
Sumita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 6 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Sumita?
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, 1973–1978 (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.