Sumayya
Girl · soo-MY-ya · Arabic
Sumayya is a girls' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
What does Sumayya mean?
Arabic
Sumayya bint Khayyat, mother of the companion Ammar ibn Yasir, is honoured as the first martyr of Islam.
- Say it
- soo-MY-ya
Is Sumayya a girl's or a boy's name?
Sumayya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 45 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sumayya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Sumayya, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 38 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sumayya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 40 girls in the UK were given Sumayya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #846, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Sumayya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,176 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,420 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,410 |
| 2015 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,418 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 33 | #882 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 18 | #1,182 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Sumayya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 153% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Sumayya, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. It first appears in the records in 1990.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Sumayya of any year since it first appeared, in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Sumayya in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 66 girls in the US were given Sumayya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,217, up from #3,388 for this spelling alone.
Sumayya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,962 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4,361 |
| 2022 | 24 | #5,306 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
Names like Sumayya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Sumayya
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