How Many People Are Named Sumeya?
An estimated 259 people in the United States have the first name Sumeya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Sumeya peaked in popularity in 2017 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sumeya 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 Sumeya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
259
About 1 in 1,323,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2017
18 births
Total Registered
262
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sumeya
Sumeya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 262 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sumeya as a female name
Ranked #10,214 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 2017 (18 births)
Sumeya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sumeya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 141 babies were registered. Sumeya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sumeya by Decade
How has Sumeya 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.
Sumeya by State
Sumeya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sumeya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sumeya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sumeya?
We estimate approximately 259 people named Sumeya 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 1,323,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Sumeya a common name?
Sumeya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 262 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sumeya most popular?
Sumeya reached peak popularity in 2017, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sumeya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sumeya a female name?
Sumeya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sumeya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sumeya Smith, Sumeya Johnson, Sumeya 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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