Girls' name · since 2000
Sumeya
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Sumeya, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sumeya is the #9800 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 272 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumeya has been recorded 272 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #9800 nationally and more common than 43% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #16,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,800 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumeya ranks #16,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,800 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sumeya's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Sumeya compares
272 43rd percentile among 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
Sumeya's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sumeya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sumeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sumeya's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sumeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Sumeya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Sumeya's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sumeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (52% of all-time use).
Sumeya by state
Where Sumeya concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 30 | 11.0% |
30 of 272 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sumeya's data
- Sumeya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Sumeyas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Sumeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Sumeya 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.