Recorded 1916–1929 Girls' name Peak 1921 88 births

Sumiye — girls' name

88 babies named Sumiye in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s69
1920s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Sumiye was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

12 babies were named Sumiye in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumiye

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Sumiye between 1916 and 1929, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sumiye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumiye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sumiye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Sumiye in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumiye 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 88 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.

Sumiye at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

88

Since 1916

14 years of records

Peak year

1921

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1916

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1929

Sumiye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1916

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1921)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 192919271926192519241923192219211920191819171916 8

Sumiye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
69 births that decade — 78% of Sumiye's all-time total
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Sumiye by state

Where Sumiye concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sumiye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 19.3%
#2 Hawaii
10 11.4%
California share of Sumiye's total US births 19.3%
Even split

17 of 88 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumiye?
88 babies have been named Sumiye since 1916. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1921 with 12 births.
When was Sumiye most popular?
Sumiye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Sumiye most popular?
The top states for the name Sumiye are California (17 births), Hawaii (10 births).
How long has the name Sumiye been used?
Sumiye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 14 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Sumiye?
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, 1916–1929 (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.