Total births
422
Girls' name · since 1990
Sumayya
422 babies named Sumayya in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4005
- among girls today
- 422
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Sumayya is the #4005 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 422 recorded since 1990.
Sumayya has 422 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4005 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4005 among girls today
- 422 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
- 77% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Sumayya is currently the #4005 girls' name in America, more common than 77% of girls - 422 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4005
- among girls today
- 422
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- more common than other girls
Sumayya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4005
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 77% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Sumayya was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
45 babies were named Sumayya in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Sumayya compares
422 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,726 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
Sumayya's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sumayya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 422 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sumayya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sumayya's full recorded timeline at 2010, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sumayya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#4,005
Active since
1990
Sumayya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sumayya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sumayya's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sumayya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 176 births (42% of all-time use).
Sumayya by state
Where Sumayya concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 49 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
New York share of Sumayya's total US births 11.6%
Even split
49 of 422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sumayya? ▼
422 babies have been named Sumayya since 1990. It currently ranks #4005 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 45 births.
When was Sumayya most popular? ▼
Sumayya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Sumayya most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Sumayya are New York (49 births), Pennsylvania (24 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Sumayya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sumayya since 1990 -- 36 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Sumayya's data
- New York records the most Sumayyas (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sumayya
Nearby Names Like Sumayya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sumayya
Summer Girl
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Sumaya Girl
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Sumer Girl
1,527 births
Sumayyah Girl
#4145 955 births
Sumiko Girl
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Compare Sumayya side by side: Sumayya vs Summer Sumayya vs Sumaya Sumayya vs Sumer
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sumayya: #4005 Girls' Name - 422 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sumayya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sumayya 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 July 2026.