US rank #4068 Girls' name Peak 2024 376 births

Sumayya — #4068 US girls' name

376 babies named Sumayya in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s392000s872010s1202020s130
#4068
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sumayya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

36 babies were named Sumayya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumayya

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Sumayya between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sumayya currently holds the #4068 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumayya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sumayya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sumayya in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumayya 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 376 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.

Sumayya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

376

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2024

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,068

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sumayya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
36
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004199819921990 6

Sumayya by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
130 births that decade — 35% of Sumayya's all-time total
1990s392000s872010s1202020s130

Sumayya by state

Where Sumayya concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sumayya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
35 9.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
16 4.3%
#3 California
5 1.3%
#4 Illinois
5 1.3%
New York share of Sumayya's total US births 9.3%
Even split

35 of 376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumayya?
376 babies have been named Sumayya since 1990. It currently ranks #4068 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 36 births.
When was Sumayya most popular?
Sumayya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sumayya most popular?
The top states for the name Sumayya are New York (35 births), Pennsylvania (16 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sumayya been used?
Sumayya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sumayya?
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, 1990–2024 (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.