Sumaya
Sumaya was the 2383rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1883rd with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 449 places. More babies were named Sumaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,383 girls, down 10 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,142babies recorded
Sumaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,383 | 76 |
| 2020 | #2,373 | 75 |
| 2010 | #2,201 | 89 |
| 2000 | #3,801 | 34 |
| 1990 | #12,763 | 6 |
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How popular is Sumaya, counting every spelling?
Sumaya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,202 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,383 for Sumaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 178 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumaya | 76 | #2,383 | 338 |
| Sumayyah | 35 | #4,158 | 182 |
| Sumayya | 45 | #3,447 | 157 |
| Sumayah | 22 | #5,695 | 78 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sumaya?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sumaya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sumaya 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sumaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sumaya?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Sumaya are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Sumaya 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.
Sumaya by state
How common Sumaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (12.7×), Washington (3.5×), New York (3.4×). In 44 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 Sumaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sumaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sumaya
How popular is the name Sumaya?
Sumaya was the 2383rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1883rd with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 449 places. More babies were named Sumaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sumaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sumaya in the US.
Where is Sumaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sumaya was most common in Minnesota (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and New York.