Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Sutter

Gender Unisex · 8% girls Rank 2025 #3,644 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,644
among boys · ↑130 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
31
named Sutter · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,099
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
53 babies
All-time total
598
#7,445 all-time among boys
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Sutter popularity over time

598 babies have been named Sutter since 1995, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1990s – 24 24 2 – #5,991
2000s – 74 74 7 +208% #5,838
2010s 30 277 307 31 +315% #2,689
2020s (to 2025) 18 175 193 32 +5% #3,640

Where Sutter is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 30 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Sutter

Sutter is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,644 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 598 American babies have been named Sutter, about 92% boys and 8% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sutter stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sutter?

The median living Sutter is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 600 people named Sutter are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sutter year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 31 #3,644
2024 – – 30 #3,774
2023 – – 31 #3,697
2022 5 #17,475 27 #4,075
2021 8 #12,079 31 #3,640
2020 5 #17,243 25 #4,126
2019 5 #17,680 48 #2,689
2018 6 #15,458 31 #3,597
2017 – – 37 #3,186
2016 5 #18,574 44 #2,766
2015 8 #12,882 41 #2,911
2014 6 #16,288 32 #3,449
2013 – – 16 #5,621
2012 – – 9 #8,781
2011 – – 10 #7,990
2010 – – 9 #8,705
2009 – – 15 #6,047
2008 – – 8 #9,750
2007 – – 6 #12,167
2006 – – 7 #10,512
2005 – – 14 #5,838
2004 – – 8 #8,814
2003 – – 9 #7,749
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 7 #9,111
2000 – – – –
1995 – – 6 #8,746
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sutter, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sutter?

The median living Sutter is about 8 years old. Half of all living Sutters are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Sutter are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Sutter are alive in the United States, based on 598 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sutter in 2025?

Sutter ranked #3,644 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sutter?

598 babies have been named Sutter in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sutter most popular?

Sutter peaked in 2019, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Sutter a boy or girl name?

Sutter is used for both: about 8% of babies named Sutter have been girls and 92% boys.

Is the name Sutter rising or falling?

Sutter is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sutter become more popular?

Sutter looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 boys named Sutter in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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