Sumner
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sumner
This preppy alternative to Gen Z favorite Summer has the potential to be a big surname hit for girls. It recently gained media attention from Instagram model Sumner Stroh.
Sumner for girls#14728 US
Sumner was most popular as a girl name in 1997, when it was used 13 times.
Sumner for boys#5580 US
Billionaire Sumner Redstone, the nonagenarian owner of CBS and Viacom, practically has a monopoly on his first name — for now. But Hunter, Asher, and Ryder have ushered in a major vogue "-er" names, so it may only be a matter of time before parents discover this one.
Charles Sumner, the great abolitionist senator from the 19th century, would be a terrific namesake.
Pronounced SUM-ner.
As of October 2026, Sumner ranked #14728 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #7232 in 1997.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Sumner on lists
Famous Sumners
- Sumner Murray RedstoneBoy
American media mogul
- (Benjamin) Sumner WellesBoy
American diplomat and political advisor
- Sumner GetchellBoy
American film actor
- Sumner Chilton PowellBoy
American historian and author
- Sumner PaineBoy
American Olympic shooter
- Sumner Archibald CunninghamBoy
American Confederate veteran and editor
- Sumner StoneBoy
American typeface designer
- Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka StingBoy
English singer,songwriter
- James B. SumnerBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Sumner in pop culture
- English occupational surnameBoy
meaning "summoner," or one who hands out summons from the sheriff.
- Fort SumnerBoy
New Mexico, USA
- SumnerBoy
Suburb of Christchurch , New Zealand