The baby name Sumaya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /suˈmajja/ (su-MAI-yah); English: /suːˈmaɪə/ (soo-MY-uh).
Sumaya is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Sumaya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /suˈmajja/ (su-MAI-yah); English: /suːˈmaɪə/ (soo-MY-uh).
Sumaya is Arabic in Origin.
Sumaya is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, ultimately from the root s-m-w (س م و) meaning “height, loftiness.” Often analyzed as the diminutive Sumayyah (سميّة) related to samā’ “sky,” it conveys senses of “exalted, high, sublime,” sometimes rendered poetically as “little sky.”
Its prominence traces back to Sumayyah bint Khayyat, an early Meccan believer revered as Islam’s first female martyr, which anchors the name in early Islamic history and sustains its popularity across the Muslim world. Regional forms include Sumayyah, Sumaiya, Sumaya(h), Somaya, Soumaya/Soumeïa (Maghrebi and French), Sümeyye (Turkish), and Sumeja (Bosnian). Pronunciations vary - soo-MY-ya or soo-MAH-ya - depending on dialect and spelling. The name is not Qur’anic in wording but is strongly associated with the era of the Prophet. It should not be confused with Sanskrit Samaya, meaning “time” or “agreement.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2010 | #1 | — | 983 |
| ET | 0 | #6 | 1 | 246 | |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #14 | 3 | 372 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #28 | 2 | 488 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #81 | 14 | 2,402 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #88 | 535 | 8,413 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| IQ | 0 | #113 | 17 | 3,533 | |
| Norway | Girls | 2024 | #115 | 7 | 444 |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #132 | 4 | 1,786 |
| JO | 0 | #132 | 9 | 2,158 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #152 | 574 | 11,303 |
| BD | 0 | #156 | 73 | 5,992 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #166 | 14 | 1,568 |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #168 | 246 | 15,987 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #171 | 193 | 7,570 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #214 | 392 | 20,968 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #216 | 101 | 15,378 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #227 | 120 | 7,678 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #242 | 7 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #270 | 16 | 2,795 |
| SA | 0 | #271 | 25 | 10,560 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #291 | 26 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #295 | 30 | 6,973 |
| YE | 0 | #325 | 57 | 8,639 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #326 | 7 | 5,862 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #333 | 792 | 25,931 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #372 | 20 | 1,368 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| EG | 0 | #389 | 12 | 6,387 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #396 | 10 | 3,185 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #397 | 119 | 19,177 |
| ZA | 0 | #397 | 51 | 14,421 | |
| BH | 0 | #399 | 155 | 17,937 | |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #428 | 71 | 11,913 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #434 | 90 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #444 | 92 | 12,703 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #466 | 16 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #539 | 38 | 10,045 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #553 | 65 | 11,648 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #568 | 19 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #582 | 50 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #614 | 130 | 3,895 |
| LB | 0 | #619 | 40 | 13,263 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #626 | 654 | 25,928 |
| SY | 0 | #629 | 100 | 11,684 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #637 | 31 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #696 | 12 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #755 | 15 | 18,755 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #787 | 174 | 14,742 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #818 | 21 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #851 | 66 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #858 | 24 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #908 | 48 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #912 | 30 | 12,708 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #921 | 63 | 5,561 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #933 | 11 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #972 | 23 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,052 | 41 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,058 | 71 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,160 | 52 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,163 | 14 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,402 | 45 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,472 | 143 | 28,008 |
Sumaya is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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