Sumner is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has grown less common since.
Sumner is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,580 among boys (17) and #14,728 among girls (6) — overall #9,618 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | #14,728 | #5,580 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,783 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #8,927 | #7,668 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #17,466 | #8,892 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,039 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,664 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,568 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #17,842 | #5,744 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,480 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,544 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,711 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,581 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #16,619 | #6,590 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #16,536 | #7,988 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #14,769 | #8,056 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,284 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #20,114 | #7,126 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #20,208 | #5,869 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #19,707 | #5,043 |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #14,330 | #4,608 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | #18,477 | #3,840 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | #18,081 | #4,399 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | #12,064 | #5,362 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #13,323 | #5,361 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | #8,482 | #4,542 |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #10,236 | #5,002 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | #13,902 | #3,471 |
| 1997 | 33 | — | #7,232 | #3,572 |
| 1996 | 32 | — | #10,438 | #3,095 |
| 1995 | 31 | — | #7,461 | #3,538 |
| 1994 | 46 | — | #8,712 | #2,254 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #11,658 | #3,797 |
| 1992 | 27 | — | #10,361 | #3,444 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,877 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | — | #3,153 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,698 | — |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #10,258 | #3,882 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,910 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #12,588 | #4,793 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #9,173 | #4,019 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,498 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #6,124 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #9,092 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,150 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #4,093 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #10,048 | #4,040 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,515 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,801 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,444 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,330 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | — | #4,189 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,898 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,557 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,467 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,222 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | — | #3,024 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,293 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,325 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | — | #2,850 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,795 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | — | #2,617 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,187 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | — | #2,306 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | — | #1,826 |
| 1952 | 14 | — | — | #2,145 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,641 |
| 1950 | 19 | — | — | #1,740 |
| 1949 | 20 | — | — | #1,699 |
| 1948 | 21 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1947 | 23 | — | — | #1,595 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | — | #1,763 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | — | #1,474 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | — | #1,525 |
| 1942 | 27 | — | — | #1,356 |
| 1941 | 22 | — | — | #1,479 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | — | #1,565 |
| 1939 | 23 | — | — | #1,422 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | — | #1,968 |
| 1937 | 16 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1936 | 22 | — | — | #1,457 |
| 1935 | 26 | — | — | #1,350 |
| 1934 | 27 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1933 | 32 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1932 | 28 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1931 | 41 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1930 | 40 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1929 | 60 | — | — | #854 |
| 1928 | 56 | — | — | #900 |
| 1927 | 48 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1926 | 61 | — | — | #853 |
| 1925 | 57 | — | — | #898 |
| 1924 | 61 | — | — | #895 |
| 1923 | 51 | — | — | #972 |
| 1922 | 65 | — | — | #854 |
| 1921 | 46 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1920 | 65 | — | — | #843 |
| 1919 | 47 | — | — | #997 |
| 1918 | 51 | — | — | #938 |
| 1917 | 37 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1916 | 52 | — | — | #882 |
| 1915 | 41 | — | — | #995 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1913 | 30 | — | — | #911 |
| 1912 | 25 | — | — | #912 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | — | #890 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #923 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,569 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | — | #868 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #989 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #950 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | — | #872 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,098 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #641 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #758 |
| 1884 | 8 | — | — | #749 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #553 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,079 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #696 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #631 |