Girls' name · since 2001

Sumya

Sumya has 30 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#41,098 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

30 girls have been named Sumya since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Sumya has 30 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2011.

  • #41,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 30 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumya ranks #41,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#41,098 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sumya's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% 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.

Sumya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sumya's full recorded timeline at 2007, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sumya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4681012 2001200320072011 5

Sumya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 83% of the file).

2000s was Sumya's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.

Sumya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumya?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 30 babies named Sumya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #41,098 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2011. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 10 births.
Where does Sumya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumya ranks #41,098 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 Sumya most popular?
Sumya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Sumya been used?
Sumya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 11 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Sumya?
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 Sumya's data

  • Sumya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sumya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sumya: 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, 2001–2011 (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 Sumya 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.