US rank #9215 Girls' name Peak 2010 324 births

Sumaiyah — #9215 US girls' name

324 babies named Sumaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s452000s1522010s962020s31
#9215
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sumaiyah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sumaiyah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumaiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Sumaiyah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sumaiyah currently holds the #9215 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumaiyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sumaiyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sumaiyah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumaiyah 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 324 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.

Sumaiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

324

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2010

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,215

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sumaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
21
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242017201320092005200119971996 6

Sumaiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 47% of Sumaiyah's all-time total
1990s452000s1522010s962020s31

Sumaiyah by state

Where Sumaiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sumaiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 3.4%
New York share of Sumaiyah's total US births 3.4%

11 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumaiyah?
324 babies have been named Sumaiyah since 1996. It currently ranks #9215 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 21 births.
When was Sumaiyah most popular?
Sumaiyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Sumaiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Sumaiyah are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Sumaiyah been used?
Sumaiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sumaiyah?
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, 1996–2024 (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.