Recorded 1892–1953 Boys' name Peak 1931 49 births

Sumpter — boys' name

49 babies named Sumpter in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Sumpter was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sumpter in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumpter

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Sumpter between 1892 and 1953, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sumpter currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumpter performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sumpter shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumpter 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 49 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.

Sumpter at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

49

Since 1892

62 years of records

Peak year

1931

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1892

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1953

Sumpter popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1892

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1931)
9
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Sumpter by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 37% of Sumpter's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumpter?
49 babies have been named Sumpter since 1892. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1931 with 9 births.
When was Sumpter most popular?
Sumpter was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Sumpter been used?
Sumpter has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 62 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Sumpter?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sumner, Summit, Summer, Sumit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1892–1953 (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.