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Sumayah

Girl

Meaning of Sumayah: Arabic: 'high above'

Sumayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5409th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5409

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

562

First recorded 1983 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 80 babies2007: 65 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 10 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 13 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Sumayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 80.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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