How Many People Are Named Sumner?
people named Sumner are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 295,661 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,662 babies named Sumner in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
65 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sumner, 18.6% were girls and 81.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sumner rose from 0% in the 1910s to 22.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sumner alive today is about 36 years old, and 51% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sumner first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 65 babies. In 2025, 23 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sumner has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #553, in 1883. In 2025 it ranked #5,578.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,578 |
| Best rank | #553 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #908 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sumner alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sumner were born in Massachusetts than in any other state: about 39 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sumner was given about 28.5 times as often in Massachusetts.
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