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Sumaya

Girl

Meaning of Sumaya: Arabic: 'high' or 'exalted'

Sumaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2290th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1160th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2290

76 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1160

29 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,142

First recorded 1969 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 47 babies2002: 46 babies2003: 52 babies2004: 58 babies2005: 65 babies2006: 74 babies2007: 94 babies2008: 76 babies2009: 85 babies2010: 89 babies20102011: 88 babies2012: 94 babies2013: 86 babies2014: 93 babies2015: 105 babies2016: 109 babies2017: 86 babies2018: 85 babies2019: 88 babies2020: 75 babies20202021: 59 babies2022: 62 babies2023: 75 babies2024: 66 babies2025: 76 babies
US babies named Sumaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 109.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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