Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Sumner*

#2,643 most common boys' name of all time · #6,350 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#2,643
Rank overall
#6,350 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
135 of 146
All-time
2,662
Since 2016
155
Peak year
1920 #837
Best rank
#546 1883
Girls Boys peak 65/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Sumner is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 6 17 23 #5,400
2024 13 13 #6,475
2023 12 11 23 #7,295
2022 5 9 14 #8,312
2021 12 12 #6,702
2020 16 16 #5,458
2019 11 11 #7,184
2018 5 16 21 #5,544
2017 11 11 #7,102
2016 11 11 #7,162
2015 16 16 #5,513
2014 13 13 #6,315
2013 14 14 #5,927
2012 6 13 19 #6,313
2011 6 10 16 #7,513
2010 7 10 17 #7,597
2009 18 18 #5,106
2008 5 12 17 #6,774
2007 5 15 20 #5,664
2006 5 18 23 #4,871
2005 7 19 26 #4,470
2004 5 24 29 #3,739
2003 5 19 24 #4,278
2002 8 14 22 #5,136
2001 7 14 21 #5,150
2000 12 17 29 #4,394
1999 9 14 23 #4,772
1998 6 22 28 #3,396
1997 13 20 33 #3,461
1996 8 24 32 #3,027
1995 12 19 31 #3,434
1994 10 36 46 #2,221
1993 7 17 24 #3,669
1992 8 19 27 #3,344
1991 9 9 #5,534
1990 20 20 #3,063
1989 7 7
1988 7 13 20 #3,714
1987 9 9 #4,588
1986 5 9 14 #4,470
1985 7 11 18 #3,820
1984 7 7 #4,995
1983 6 6 #5,515
1982 7 7
1981 5 5 #6,296
1980 10 10 #3,851
1979 6 10 16 #3,827
1976 6 6 #4,958
1974 9 9 #3,575
1973 7 7 #4,074
1971 7 7 #3,985
1970 7 7 #3,859
1969 7 7 #3,612
1968 12 12 #2,454
1966 5 5 #3,975
1965 8 8 #3,003
1964 9 9 #2,872
1963 8 8 #3,058
1961 8 8 #3,109
1960 10 10 #2,703
1959 6 6 #3,640
1958 10 10 #2,654
1957 11 11 #2,506
1956 8 8 #2,988
1955 12 12 #2,310
1954 13 13 #2,217
1953 19 19 #1,773
1952 14 14 #2,078
1951 10 10 #2,509
1950 19 19 #1,708
1949 20 20 #1,674
1948 21 21 #1,615
1947 23 23 #1,561
1946 25 25 #1,412
1945 16 16 #1,704
1944 22 22 #1,443
1943 22 22 #1,494
1942 27 27 #1,336
1941 22 22 #1,453
1940 20 20 #1,526
1939 23 23 #1,395
1938 14 14 #1,912
1937 16 16 #1,765
1936 22 22 #1,422
1935 26 26 #1,328
1934 27 27 #1,300
1933 32 32 #1,164
1932 28 28 #1,291
1931 41 41 #1,055
1930 40 40 #1,096
1929 60 60 #850
1928 56 56 #892
1927 48 48 #1,013
1926 61 61 #847
1925 57 57 #893
1924 61 61 #891
1923 51 51 #965
1922 65 65 #851
1921 46 46 #1,029
1920 65 65 #837
1919 47 47 #993
1918 51 51 #936
1917 37 37 #1,094
1916 52 52 #877
1915 41 41 #982
1914 28 28 #1,075
1913 30 30 #899
1912 25 25 #899
1911 15 15 #869
1910 13 13 #882
1909 7 7 #1,177
1908 5 5 #1,406
1907 6 6 #1,227
1906 6 6 #1,132
1904 9 9 #829
1902 5 5 #1,164
1901 6 6 #967
1900 6 6 #1,192
1898 7 7 #909
1897 6 6 #975
1896 6 6 #1,010
1893 5 5 #1,059
1892 6 6 #974
1891 6 6 #876
1890 7 7 #833
1889 5 5 #998
1888 6 6 #936
1887 5 5 #954
1886 10 10 #625
1885 8 8 #726
1884 8 8 #722
1883 12 12 #546
1882 5 5 #963
1881 8 8 #673
1880 10 10 #631