How Many People Are Named Sumer?
An estimated 1,451 people in the United States have the first name Sumer. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Sumer peaked in popularity in 1977 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sumer as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sumer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,451
About 1 in 236,219 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1977
86 births
Total Registered
1,520
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sumer
Sumer is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,520 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sumer as a female name
Ranked #17,318 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1977 (86 births)
Sumer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sumer span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 433 babies were registered. Sumer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sumer by Decade
How has Sumer tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sumer by State
Birth registrations for Sumer span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Louisiana, New York. On average, about 32 Sumers were registered per state.
Sumer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sumer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sumer
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Sumer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sumer?
We estimate approximately 1,451 people named Sumer are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 236,219 Americans share this first name.
Is Sumer a common name?
Sumer is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,520 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sumer most popular?
Sumer reached peak popularity in 1977, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sumer is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sumer a female name?
Sumer is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sumer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sumer Smith, Sumer Johnson, Sumer Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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