How Many People Are Named Sutter?
An estimated 562 people in the United States have the first name Sutter. It is predominantly male (91.5%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Sutter peaked in popularity in 2019 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sutter 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 Sutter paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
562
About 1 in 609,883 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.5% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2019
53 births
Total Registered
567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sutter
Sutter is predominantly male (91.5%), though 48 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sutter as a male name
Ranked #3,759 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (48 births)
Sutter as a female name
Ranked #17,465 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2015 (8 births)
Sutter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sutter span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 307 babies were registered. While Sutter is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sutter by Decade
How has Sutter 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.
Sutter by State
Birth registrations for Sutter span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Missouri. The lowest are in Missouri, Texas, California. On average, about 28 Sutters were registered per state.
Sutter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sutter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sutter
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sutter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sutter?
We estimate approximately 562 people named Sutter 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 609,883 Americans share this first name.
Is Sutter a common name?
Sutter is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sutter most popular?
Sutter reached peak popularity in 2019, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sutter is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sutter a male name?
Sutter is predominantly male. 91.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sutter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sutter Smith, Sutter Johnson, Sutter 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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