The baby name Somay is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced soh-MAY (IPA: /soʊˈmeɪ/).
The baby name Somay is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced soh-MAY (IPA: /soʊˈmeɪ/).
Somay is Arabic, Persian, Turkish in Origin.
Somay is a modern, streamlined form of the Persian female name Somayeh, itself from the Arabic Sumayya. Derived from the Semitic root s-m-w “to be high/exalted,” it carries meanings such as lofty, elevated, or noble. The name gained lasting resonance through Sumayya bint Khayyat, revered in Islamic tradition as one of the earliest martyrs, which helped spread variants across the Arab world and Iran; Somay appears in diaspora usage in recent decades as a concise, international-friendly spelling.
Common variants include Somayeh, Somaya, Soumaya, Sumaya, Sumayya, and Somayya; related spellings vary with Arabic-to-Latin transliteration. Though chiefly feminine, Somay is occasionally used unisex, and it also occurs as a Turkish or Persian surname. Some users associate it with South Asian Soma “moon,” giving it a poetic moonlike nuance, though this is a separate etymology. Short forms include Soma and May.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #401 | 6 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #480 | 25 | 11,303 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #538 | 8 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #648 | 7 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #920 | 16 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #933 | 27 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,104 | 25 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Somay is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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