Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Sumner
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1920
Peak births
65
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Sumner
How many people are named Sumner?
An estimated 888 living Americans are named Sumner.
How rare is Sumner?
Sumner is very rare among babies today, with 17 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 73.8% from its 1920 peak.
How old is the typical Sumner?
The median age of a living American named Sumner is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 56 years old.
Is Sumner still popular?
Yes. Sumner is holding steady, with 17 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Sumner most common?
Sumner has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 17.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19202025
Peak year
1920
Decline from peak
73.8%
2025
17
All-time
2,444
Where it lives now
Sumner is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 17.8× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Sumner is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.