Girls' name · since 1990
Somaya
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,003 babies named Somaya, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,077 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,003
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,003 babies have been named Somaya since 1990, making it today's #8077 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Somaya recorded 1,003 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #8077 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #7,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,077 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,003 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Somaya ranks #7,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,077 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,003 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,077 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,003
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Somaya's 1,003 recorded births place it above 89.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Somaya compares
1,003 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Somaya's all-time total is 167% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Somaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,003 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 207 | 21 | 19,840 |
Somaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Somaya splits its recorded history at 2012: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 207 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Somaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 207
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Somaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (726 births, 72% of the file).
2010s was Somaya's strongest decade.
726 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Somaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
726 births
- 2020s 138
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 726 births (72% of all-time use).
How Somaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Somaya's total volume
Somaya by state
Where Somaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 8.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 73 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 41 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 36 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.7% |
86 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Somaya appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Somaya's data
- Somaya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (726 total births); usage has since declined to 138 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Somayas (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Somaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Somaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.