Is Sumner a boy or girl name?
Sumner is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Sumner, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8% of the 2,639 US babies named Sumner were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,762
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sumner since 1880
- 2,639
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 65 babies
Boys and girls named Sumner, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 339 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 570 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 269 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 67 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 46 | 6 | 11.5% |
| 1980s | 70 | 33 | 32% |
| 1990s | 200 | 73 | 26.7% |
| 2000s | 170 | 59 | 25.8% |
| 2010s | 125 | 24 | 16.1% |
| 2020s | 61 | 17 | 21.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,762 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,663 | 12 | #8,915 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,884 | 5 | #17,456 |
| 2021 | 12 | #7,037 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,663 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,567 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,744 | 5 | #17,837 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,477 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,541 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,711 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,579 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,197 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,588 | 6 | #16,616 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,986 | 6 | #16,536 |
| 2010 | 10 | #8,056 | 7 | #14,768 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,284 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,126 | 5 | #20,112 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,869 | 5 | #20,207 |
| 2006 | 18 | #5,043 | 5 | #19,705 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,606 | 7 | #14,329 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,840 | 5 | #18,476 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,399 | 5 | #18,080 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,362 | 8 | #12,064 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,361 | 7 | #13,322 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,541 | 12 | #8,482 |
| 1999 | 14 | #5,001 | 9 | #10,238 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,471 | 6 | #13,900 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,572 | 13 | #7,232 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,095 | 8 | #10,439 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,538 | 12 | #7,460 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,254 | 10 | #8,713 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,797 | 7 | #11,657 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,444 | 8 | #10,360 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,877 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,697 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,883 | 7 | #10,257 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,909 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,793 | 5 | #12,587 |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,018 | 7 | #9,172 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,496 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,124 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,092 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,150 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,092 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,040 | 6 | #10,047 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,515 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,801 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,445 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,330 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,191 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,898 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,465 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,221 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,295 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,323 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,944 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,187 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,641 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 41 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 60 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 56 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 48 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 61 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 57 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 61 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 51 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 65 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 65 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 47 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 51 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 52 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 41 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 30 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 25 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #631 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sumner reached #553 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #7,232 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.