Soumia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- soo-MEE-ah
- Origin
- Arabic
Soumia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Soumia mean?
Arabic: North African spelling of Sumayya (Sumayyah)
“high, exalted”
Sumayya bint Khayyat is regarded as the first martyr in Islam.
Is Soumia a girl's or a boy's name?
Soumia is a girls' name.
How popular is Soumia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 girls.
Soumia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Soumia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia Saba Sabiha Samia Samira Salma Habiba Faiza Samiya Rabia Sumaiya Fariha
Names related to Soumia
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, “Soumia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/soumia, updated 20 October 2026.