Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Sumie

Extinct Near statistical disappearance

Peak era

1927

Peak births

Current vitality

Dormant

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Sumie

Sumie has not appeared in SSA records since 1940. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.

The median age of a living American named Sumie is approximately 92 years, with most bearers falling between 86 and 96 years old.

No. Sumie is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 1940.

Sumie has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 284.6× more often than the national baseline.

1915Peak 19272025

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

223

Sumie disappeared from SSA records in 1940 and has not been seen in 85 years. Its absence is now longer than many names' entire recorded lifespan.

Sumie peaked in 1927, when 21 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 223 Americans named Sumie since 1915.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryNear statistical disappearance

Living profile

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age95

Core range92–99

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Flash Flood

A concentrated generational spike rather than a slow classic.

Geographic heartland

Hawaii

284.6× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Hawaii · 1920s 284.6×