Sumayya
Sumeyah was the first member of the Ummah (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to be killed for her faith, making her the first female martyr. Shortly afterward, her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also killed because of his conversion, becoming the first male martyr. Her full name is given variously as Sumayya bint Khabbat or Sumayya bint Khayyat. She was the mother of Ammar ibn Yasir.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Sumayya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sumeyah was the first member of the Ummah (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to be killed for her faith, making her the first female martyr. Shortly afterward, her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also killed because of his conversion, becoming the first male martyr. Her full name is given variously as Sumayya bint Khabbat or Sumayya bint Khayyat. She was the mother of Ammar ibn Yasir.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Sumayya
The earliest SSA record of Sumayya as a baby girl name dates back to 1990, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Sumayya — #3,849 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Sumayya on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sumayya ranks #3,849 for baby girls with 39 births, rising sharply (+124% over the past five years). All told, over 452 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Sumayya
Sumayya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 452 births in the dataset. Sumayya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,849. Use the chart and map above to compare Sumayya'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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