US rank #5077 Girls' name Peak 2007 572 births

Sumaiya — #5077 US girls' name

572 babies named Sumaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s692000s2222010s2022020s79
#5077
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sumaiya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

30 babies were named Sumaiya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumaiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 572 babies named Sumaiya between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sumaiya currently holds the #5077 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumaiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sumaiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 136 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sumaiya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumaiya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 572 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sumaiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

572

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2007

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,077

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sumaiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
30
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Sumaiya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
222 births that decade — 39% of Sumaiya's all-time total
1990s692000s2222010s2022020s79

Sumaiya by state

Where Sumaiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sumaiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
136 23.8%
#2 California
6 1.0%
New York share of Sumaiya's total US births 23.8%
Even split

136 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumaiya?
572 babies have been named Sumaiya since 1991. It currently ranks #5077 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 30 births.
When was Sumaiya most popular?
Sumaiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sumaiya most popular?
The top states for the name Sumaiya are New York (136 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Sumaiya been used?
Sumaiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sumaiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Summer, Sumaya, Sumer, Sumayyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.