Somia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SOH-mee-ah
- Origin
- Arabic
Somia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Somia mean?
Arabic: variant of Sumayya (Sumayyah)
“high, exalted”
Variant of Sumayya; Sumayya bint Khayyat is regarded as the first martyr in Islam.
Is Somia a girl's or a boy's name?
Somia is a girls' name.
How popular is Somia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Somia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Somia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Victoria Lydia Safia Francesca Georgia Sabrina Eleanor Samia Sarah Emma Saskia Serena
Names related to Somia
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Somia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/somia, updated 20 October 2026.