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Somaya

Girl

Meaning of Somaya: Arabic: 'high-minded'

Somaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7797th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7797

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,003

First recorded 1990 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 198 babies2012: 207 babies2013: 65 babies2014: 65 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 30 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 28 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 22 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Somaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 207.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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