Is Sumaya a boy or girl name?

Sumaya is a girl’s name. Of the 2,142 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Sumaya

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Sumaya was most popular in 2016, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,349 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,257, with 76 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,142 people named Sumaya.

Sumaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sumaya’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sumaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sumaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,142 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 Sumaya

Where Sumaya 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