Sumayyah
Sumayyah was the 4158th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3442nd with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 62 places. More babies were named Sumayyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,158 girls, down 716 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202045 babies
- Total since 1880
- 955babies recorded
Sumayyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,158 | 35 |
| 2020 | #3,442 | 45 |
| 2010 | #5,226 | 27 |
| 2000 | #4,067 | 31 |
| 1990 | #9,158 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Sumayyah, counting every spelling?
Sumayyah is a spelling of Sumaya, a name family that ranked #1,202 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,158 for Sumayyah 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 Sumayyah?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sumayyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sumayyah 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sumayyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sumayyah?
About 900 people born in the US named Sumayyah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Sumayyah 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.
Sumayyah by state
How common Sumayyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (5.7×). In 47 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 Sumayyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sumayyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sumayyah
How popular is the name Sumayyah?
Sumayyah was the 4158th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3442nd with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 62 places. More babies were named Sumayyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sumayyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sumayyah in the US.
Where is Sumayyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sumayyah was most common in Pennsylvania (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.