Sumie
Sumie is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Japan, United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 223 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sumie
If you do not know Sumie’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sumie,” in English, “Guten Tag Sumie,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sumie,
German
Guten Tag Sumie,
French
Bonjour Sumie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sumie:
Chinese
Sumie您好：
Japanese
Sumie様
English
Hi Sumie,
German
Hi Sumie,
French
Salut Sumie,
Spanish
Hola Sumie,
Chinese
Sumie你好：
Japanese
Sumieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | rare | woman's name |
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 223 female · 223 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Sumie a male or female name?
Sumie is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Sumie in an email?
If you do not know Sumie’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sumie,” in English, “Guten Tag Sumie,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Sumie a unisex name?
Sumie is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Sumie a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/sumie. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sumie,
title = {Is Sumie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/sumie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}