Unisex name · since 1995
Sutter
550 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.
- #7,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 550
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sutter currently ranks #3630 among unisex names in America, with 550 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sutter has been recorded 550 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #3630 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,446 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,630 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 550 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sutter ranks #7,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,630 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 550 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 550
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sutter's 550 recorded births place it above 83.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sutter compares
550 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sutter's all-time total is 49% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sutter | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 550 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sutter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sutter's full recorded timeline at 2012, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sutter popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Sutter popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 2014 (Sutter as girls' name)
Sutter by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (277 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Sutter's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sutter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
277 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 277 births (50% of all-time use).
How Sutter compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sutter's total volume
Sutter by state
Where Sutter concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.9% |
73 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sutter's data
- Sutter's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (277 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sutters (73 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sutter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Sutter 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.