Girls' name · since 1991
Sumaiya
588 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.
- #10,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 588
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
588 babies have been named Sumaiya since 1991, making it today's #6987 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sumaiya recorded 588 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #6987 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #10,692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 588 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumaiya ranks #10,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 588 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 588
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sumaiya's 588 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sumaiya compares
588 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Sumaiya's all-time total is 56% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sumaiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 588 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sumaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sumaiya splits its recorded history at 2009: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sumaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sumaiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (222 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Sumaiya's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sumaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
222 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 222 births (38% of all-time use).
How Sumaiya 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 Sumaiya's total volume
Sumaiya by state
Where Sumaiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 136 | 23.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.0% |
136 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sumaiya's data
- Sumaiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (222 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sumaiyas (136 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sumaiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Sumaiya 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.