US rank #3741 Unisex name Peak 2019 519 births

Sutter — #3741 US boys' name

519 babies named Sutter in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s742010s2772020s144
#3741
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sutter was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

48 babies were named Sutter in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sutter

The Social Security Administration has registered 519 babies named Sutter between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sutter currently holds the #3741 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 48 babies received it in a single year. Sutter is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 48 additional births since 2014.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sutter performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 277 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sutter shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Sutter in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sutter 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 519 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.

Sutter at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

519

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2019

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,741

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sutter popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
48
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200419961995 6

Sutter popularity over time — girls

48 total births recorded since 2014 (Sutter as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
456789 20222021202020192018201620152014 6

Sutter by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
277 births that decade — 53% of Sutter's all-time total
1990s242000s742010s2772020s144

Sutter by state

Where Sutter concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sutter
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
73 14.1%
#2 Texas
7 1.3%
#3 Missouri
5 1.0%
California share of Sutter's total US births 14.1%
Even split

73 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sutter?
519 babies have been named Sutter since 1995. It currently ranks #3741 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 48 births.
When was Sutter most popular?
Sutter was most popular in the 2010s decade with 277 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Sutter most popular?
The top states for the name Sutter are California (73 births), Texas (7 births), Missouri (5 births).
Is Sutter a unisex name?
Yes, Sutter is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 519 births, and as a girl's name it has 48 births.
How long has the name Sutter been used?
Sutter has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sutter?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sutton, Sutherland, Sutten, Suttyn. 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, 1995–2024 (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.