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Sumayyah

Girl

Meaning of Sumayyah: Arabic: 'high above' or 'exalted'

Sumayyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3977th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 497th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3977

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#497

79 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

955

First recorded 1976 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 32 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 27 babies20102011: 30 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 41 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 38 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Sumayyah 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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