Girls' name · since 1916
Sumiye
Sumiye has 88 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sumiye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 88 recorded since 1916.
Sumiye has 88 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1929.
- #28,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 88 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumiye ranks #28,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sumiye's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sumiye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sumiye's full recorded timeline at 1923, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sumiye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1929
- Peak year (1921)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Sumiye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (69 births, 78% of the file).
1920s was Sumiye's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Sumiye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (78% of all-time use).
Sumiye by state
Where Sumiye concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 10 | 11.4% |
17 of 88 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Sumiyes (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sumiye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1916–1929 (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 Sumiye 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.