Sumaya
Sumaya or Suemaya is an Arabic feminine given name.
- Arabic
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Sumaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sumaya or Suemaya is an Arabic feminine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Bengali
The Story of Sumaya
The earliest SSA record of Sumaya as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 109 newborns named Sumaya — #1,873 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Sumayas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,613 among baby girl names with 67 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 2K Sumayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sumaya
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About the name Sumaya
Sumaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sumaya's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Sumaya'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.