Somaya
Somaya was the 8289th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1193rd with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,071 places. More babies were named Somaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,289 girls, down 3,548 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012207 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,003babies recorded
Somaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,289 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,741 | 28 |
| 2010 | #6,357 | 21 |
| 2000 | #17,268 | 5 |
| 1990 | #12,746 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Somaya, counting every spelling?
Somaya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Somaya?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Somaya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Somaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Somaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Somaya?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Somaya are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 15. That makes Somaya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Somaya by state
How common Somaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Somaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Somaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Somaya
How popular is the name Somaya?
Somaya was the 8289th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1193rd with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,071 places. More babies were named Somaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Somaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Somaya in the US.
Where is Somaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Somaya was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).