Is Sumner a boy or girl name?

Sumner is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,662 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.2% were girls and 91.8% were boys.

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Sumner

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Sumner was most popular in 1920, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,691 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,662 people named Sumner.

Sumner over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sumner’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sumner a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sumner is mostly a boy’s name — 8.2% of the 2,662 Americans given it were girls and 91.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 18% girls and 82% 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 Sumner

Where Sumner is most concentrated

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

Massachusetts 37.2×

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