Sumayya
Girl name · #3424 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 45 baby girls were named Sumayya, placing it at #3424 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8931, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Sumayya.
Babies named Sumayya per year. Source: SSA.
The 35-year story
Sumayya first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 45 babies and a rank of #3389. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Sumayya against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Sumayya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sumayya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sumayya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sumayya is most common
State-level data for Sumayya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sumayya
Statistically, parents drawn to Sumayya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ruqayya, Sadiya, Sofiya, Solomiya, and Analeya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sumayya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 24 | #5309 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6174 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6083 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7716 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9341 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8875 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8966 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sumayya a popular girl name?
Sumayya ranked #3424 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8931.
When was the name Sumayya most popular?
Sumayya peaked in 2025, when 45 American girls received the name (ranked #3389 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sumayya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Sumayya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.