Is Somaya a boy or girl name?

Somaya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,003 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Somaya

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Somaya was most popular in 2012, when 207 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,141 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,003 people named Somaya.

Somaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Somaya’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Somaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Somaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,003 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Somaya

Where Somaya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org