Is Sumaya a boy or girl name?
Sumaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 66 girls and 0 boys were named Sumaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,066 US babies named Sumaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,645
- Babies named Sumaya since 1969
- 2,066
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 109 babies
Boys and girls named Sumaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 144 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 631 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 923 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 337 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,645 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,411 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,785 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,883 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,371 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,218 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,883 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,934 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,092 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,185 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,063 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,170 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,201 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,313 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,508 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,144 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,507 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,632 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,806 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,951 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,138 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,043 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,801 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,558 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,478 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,390 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,260 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,647 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,427 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,984 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,358 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,943 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,763 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,281 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,255 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,067 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,237 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,525 |
Highest rank
Sumaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,883 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sumaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.