Somya
Girl · SOH-myah · Sanskrit
Somya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “gentle, mild”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Somya mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit saumya
“gentle, mild”
Saumya is linked to Soma, the moon, and is used for a calm, gentle nature.
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- SOH-myah
Is Somya a girl's or a boy's name?
Somya is a girls' name.
How popular is Somya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Somya in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Somya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Names like Somya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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