Is Sumer a boy or girl name?

Sumer is a girl’s name. Of the 1,527 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sumer

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Sumer was most popular in 1977, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,168 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,527 people named Sumer.

Sumer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sumer’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sumer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sumer is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,527 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sumer

Where Sumer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org