Somaya
Somaya is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Somaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Somaya is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Somaya
Somaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 207 Somayas were born — ranking #1,188 that year. As of 2026, Somaya ranks #5,685 for baby girls with 22 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 1K Somayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Somaya
Somaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Somaya's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,188. Use the chart and map above to compare Somaya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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