How Many People Are Named Sumner?
An estimated 1,201 people in the United States have the first name Sumner. It is predominantly male (92.0%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Sumner peaked in popularity in 1920 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sumner 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 Sumner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,201
About 1 in 285,391 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1920
65 births
Total Registered
2,639
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sumner
Sumner is predominantly male (92.0%), though 212 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sumner as a male name
Ranked #6,762 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (65 births)
Sumner as a female name
Ranked #8,915 in 2023
12 female births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (13 births)
Sumner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sumner span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 570 babies were registered. Sumner has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sumner by Decade
How has Sumner 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.
Sumner by State
Birth registrations for Sumner span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Massachusetts, Maine, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, California. On average, about 116 Sumners were registered per state.
Sumner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sumner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sumner
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Sumner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sumner?
We estimate approximately 1,201 people named Sumner 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 285,391 Americans share this first name.
Is Sumner a common name?
Sumner is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,639 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sumner most popular?
Sumner reached peak popularity in 1920, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sumner is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sumner a male name?
Sumner is predominantly male. 92.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sumner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sumner Smith, Sumner Johnson, Sumner 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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