How Many People Are Named Somaya?
An estimated 981 people in the United States have the first name Somaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Somaya peaked in popularity in 2012 with 207 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Somaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Somaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
981
About 1 in 349,393 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2012
207 births
Total Registered
990
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Somaya
Somaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 990 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Somaya as a female name
Ranked #5,749 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (207 births)
Somaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Somaya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 726 babies were registered. Somaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Somaya by Decade
How has Somaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Somaya by State
Birth registrations for Somaya span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Arizona, Tennessee, Michigan. On average, about 23 Somayas were registered per state.
Somaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Somaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Somaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Somaya?
We estimate approximately 981 people named Somaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 349,393 Americans share this first name.
Is Somaya a common name?
Somaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 990 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Somaya most popular?
Somaya reached peak popularity in 2012, when 207 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Somaya is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Somaya a female name?
Somaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Somaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Somaya Smith, Somaya Johnson, Somaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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