Girls' name · since 1999

Sumiya

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Sumiya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,363 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

69 girls have been named Sumiya since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Sumiya has 69 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2019.

  • #31,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 69 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumiya ranks #31,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#31,363 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sumiya's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sumiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sumiya's full recorded timeline at 2011, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sumiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
456789 199920032004200620072009201120122013201520172019 6

Sumiya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Sumiya's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Sumiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumiya?
Since 1999, Social Security records show 69 babies named Sumiya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,363 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 8 births.
Where does Sumiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumiya ranks #31,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sumiya most popular?
Sumiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Sumiya been used?
Records for Sumiya go back to 1999, giving 21 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Sumiya?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sumiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2019 (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 Sumiya 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.