Given name & surname
Sumaya
“one with pride”
Sumaya is a variant of Sumayah. One Arabic interpretation is “one with pride.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sumaya is a variant of Sumayah. One Arabic interpretation is “one with pride.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sumaya is a variant of Sumayah. An origin associated with Sumayah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sumaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,142
- 0 boys · 2,142 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 76
- #2,383 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 76 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,383 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 109 in 2016. In 2025, Minnesota and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,223 as a first name in 2020; 260 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sumaya’s family of names
In English usage, Sumaya has a diminutive in Sumy. Sumaya has a related form in Sumayah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sumaya
- Soumia BenkhaldounMoroccan politician1963–2023
- Princess Sumaya bint HassanJordanian Royalborn 1971
- Sumaya Farhat NaserPalestinian peace activistborn 1948
- Sumaya AwadPalestinian American writer and activistborn 1901
- Sumaya DalmarSomali-Canadian trans activist1988–2015
- Sumaya KomuntaleUgandan footballerborn 2003
- Sumaya KaziAmerican entrepreneurborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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