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Sumaya

100% girls · 76 born in 2025

Sumaya has been given to about 2,142 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,128
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sumaya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 109
  • Born in 202576
  • All time2,142
  • England & Wales, 202528

How popular is Sumaya?

Its best year was 2016, when 109 babies were given the name, ranking 1883rd. The typical living American called Sumaya is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Sumaya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Maya0.70
  2. Amaya0.70
  3. Soraya0.70
  4. Susana0.69
  5. Susanna0.67
  6. Suzanna0.67
  7. Samara0.64
  8. Samiya0.65

Middle names for Sumaya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sumaya Josephine0.84
  2. Sumaya Rose0.83
  3. Sumaya Louise0.83
  4. Sumaya June0.82
  5. Sumaya Pearl0.82
  6. Sumaya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sumaya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.93
  2. Bodebrother · 0.92
  3. Azariasister · 0.92
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.92
  5. Keziahsister · 0.92
  6. Elinasister · 0.91

Where Sumaya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.03%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sumaya White0.78
  2. Sumaya Reyes0.78
  3. Sumaya Nguyen0.78
  4. Sumaya Moore0.78
  5. Sumaya Lee0.78
  6. Sumaya Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sumaya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Sumaya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.