Girls' name · since 1983
Sumayah
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 562 babies named Sumayah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sumayah currently ranks #5623 among girls' names in America, with 562 babies recorded since 1983.
Sumayah has 562 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5623 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #11,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,623 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 562 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumayah ranks #11,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,623 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 562 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sumayah's 562 recorded births place it above 84.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Sumayah compares
562 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Sumayah's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sumayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sumayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sumayah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sumayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sumayah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (283 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Sumayah's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sumayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
283 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 283 births (50% of all-time use).
How Sumayah 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 Sumayah's total volume
Sumayah by state
Where Sumayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 18 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
18 of 562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Sumayah's data
- Sumayah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Sumayahs (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sumayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Sumayah 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.