Sumer

Sumer

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Sumer first appears in the data in 1971 and has been recorded in 48 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1977 with 86 babies (rank #1,339 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sumer

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sumer yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,520

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1971	5	#9,440
1972	10	#5,419
1973	6	#8,288
1974	9	#6,189
1975	22	#3,244
1976	29	#2,718
1977	86	#1,339
1978	65	#1,650
1979	66	#1,691
1980	58	#1,881
1981	34	#2,711
1982	44	#2,281
1983	46	#2,152
1984	41	#2,378
1985	34	#2,793
1986	27	#3,350
1987	49	#2,231
1988	37	#2,861
1989	38	#2,919
1990	35	#3,219
1991	35	#3,199
1992	23	#4,513
1993	38	#3,104
1994	51	#2,502
1995	59	#2,280
1996	50	#2,553
1997	58	#2,324
1998	44	#2,965
1999	40	#3,241
2000	45	#3,115
2001	54	#2,762
2002	44	#3,238
2003	26	#4,925
2004	25	#5,195
2005	15	#7,854
2006	23	#5,881
2007	34	#4,462
2008	17	#7,707
2009	13	#9,328
2010	23	#5,953
2012	10	#11,166
2013	9	#11,858
2014	11	#10,069
2015	8	#12,877
2016	6	#16,008
2017	6	#15,709
2020	7	#13,303
2023	5	#17,318

Year

Babies

Rank

1971

#9,440

1972

#5,419

1973

#8,288

1974

#6,189

1975

#3,244

1976

#2,718

1977

#1,339

1978

#1,650

1979

#1,691

1980

#1,881

1981

#2,711

1982

#2,281

1983

#2,152

1984

#2,378

1985

#2,793

1986

#3,350

1987

#2,231

1988

#2,861

1989

#2,919

1990

#3,219

1991

#3,199

1992

#4,513

1993

#3,104

1994

#2,502

1995

#2,280

1996

#2,553

1997

#2,324

1998

#2,965

1999

#3,241

2000

#3,115

2001

#2,762

2002

#3,238

2003

#4,925

2004

#5,195

2005

#7,854

2006

#5,881

2007

#4,462

2008

#7,707

2009

#9,328

2010

#5,953

2012

#11,166

2013

#11,858

2014

#10,069

2015

#12,877

2016

#16,008

2017

#15,709

2020

#13,303

2023

#17,318

Numerology of Sumer

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail