How Many People Are Named Sumaya?
An estimated 2,042 people in the United States have the first name Sumaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Sumaya peaked in popularity in 2016 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sumaya 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 Sumaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sumaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,042
About 1 in 167,852 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2016
109 births
Total Registered
2,066
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sumaya
Sumaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,066 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sumaya as a female name
Ranked #2,645 in 2024
66 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (109 births)
Sumaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sumaya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 923 babies were registered. While Sumaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sumaya by Decade
How has Sumaya 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.
Sumaya by State
Birth registrations for Sumaya span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, New York, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Arizona. On average, about 81 Sumayas were registered per state.
Sumaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sumaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sumaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sumaya?
We estimate approximately 2,042 people named Sumaya 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 167,852 Americans share this first name.
Is Sumaya a common name?
Sumaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,066 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sumaya most popular?
Sumaya reached peak popularity in 2016, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sumaya is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sumaya a female name?
Sumaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sumaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sumaya Smith, Sumaya Johnson, Sumaya 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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