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Sumayya

Girl

Meaning of Sumayya: Arabic: 'high above'

Sumayya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3325th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1128th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3325

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1128

30 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

422

First recorded 1990 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

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: 8 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 7 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 12 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 12 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 19 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 32 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Sumayya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 45.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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