Sumire
Sumire is a feminine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Sumire
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sumire is a feminine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Sumire
The earliest SSA record of Sumire as a baby girl name dates back to 1994, when 5 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Sumire — #9,149 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Sumire on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Sumire last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 114 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Sumire
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sumire (model) ( 純恋 ; 1987–2009) , Japanese fashion model
- Sumire Haruno ( 春野 寿美礼 ; born 1972) , Japanese actress
- Sumire Hata ( 秦澄美鈴 ; born 1996) , Japanese track and field athlete
- Sumire Kikuchi ( 菊池 純礼 ; born 1996) , Japanese speed skater
- Sumire Kita ( 喜田 純鈴 ; born 2001) , Japanese rhythmic gymnast
- Sumire Matsubara ( 松原 すみれ ; born 1990) , better known as Sumire, Japanese fashion model and actress
- Sumire Miyachi ( 宮地すみれ ; born 2005) , Japanese idol
- Sumire Morohoshi ( 諸星 すみれ ; born 1999) , Japanese voice actress
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About the name Sumire
Sumire is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 114 births in the dataset. Sumire's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #9,149. Use the chart and map above to compare Sumire's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.