Sumiya
Shimabara , established in 1640, was the designated red light district in Kyoto. Following the outlawing of sex work in Japan, it went defunct as a red-light district in the 1950s but continued as a geisha district for a few more years. By the 1970s, geisha were no longer registered in Shimabara.
Meaning & Origin of Sumiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shimabara , established in 1640, was the designated red light district in Kyoto. Following the outlawing of sex work in Japan, it went defunct as a red-light district in the 1950s but continued as a geisha district for a few more years. By the 1970s, geisha were no longer registered in Shimabara.
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Origin & history
The Story of Sumiya
Sumiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 8 Sumiyas were born — ranking #12,420 that year. As of 2026, Sumiya ranks #13,792 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 69 Sumiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sumiya
Sumiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Sumiya's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #12,420. Use the chart and map above to compare Sumiya'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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