Sumaia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- soo-MY-uh
- Origin
- Arabic
Sumaia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sumaia mean?
Arabic: variant of Sumayya (Sumayyah)
“high, exalted”
Sumayya bint Khayyat is regarded as the first martyr in Islam.
Is Sumaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Sumaia is a girls' name.
How popular is Sumaia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Sumaia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
Names like Sumaia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Safia Safiya Aaliyah Sabiha Habiba Salma Samira Saba Faiza Humaira Aliya
Names related to Sumaia
Sumayyah Sumaya Sumayah Sumayya Sumaiya Sumaiyah Samia Saima
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
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, “Sumaia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sumaia, updated 20 October 2026.