Sumayah
Sumaya or Suemaya is an Arabic feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Sumayah
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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The Story of Sumayah
Sumayah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 80 Sumayahs were born — ranking #2,353 that year. As of 2026, Sumayah ranks #6,975 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 572 Sumayahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sumayah
Sumayah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 572 births in the dataset. Sumayah's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,353. Use the chart and map above to compare Sumayah'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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