How Many People Are Named Sumaiya?
An estimated 565 people in the United States have the first name Sumaiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Sumaiya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sumaiya 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 Sumaiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
565
About 1 in 606,645 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
30 births
Total Registered
572
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sumaiya
Sumaiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 572 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sumaiya as a female name
Ranked #5,116 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (30 births)
Sumaiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sumaiya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 222 babies were registered. While Sumaiya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sumaiya by Decade
How has Sumaiya 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.
Sumaiya by State
Sumaiya + Last Name Combinations
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Sumaiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sumaiya?
We estimate approximately 565 people named Sumaiya 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 606,645 Americans share this first name.
Is Sumaiya a common name?
Sumaiya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 572 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sumaiya most popular?
Sumaiya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sumaiya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sumaiya a female name?
Sumaiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sumaiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sumaiya Smith, Sumaiya Johnson, Sumaiya 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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