Is Sumaiya a boy or girl name?

Sumaiya is a girl’s name. Of the 588 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sumaiya

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Sumaiya was most popular in 2007, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,094 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 588 people named Sumaiya.

Sumaiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sumaiya’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sumaiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sumaiya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 588 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 Sumaiya

Where Sumaiya is most concentrated

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

New York 12.3×

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