Sumaiya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning elevated or lofty.
Babies a year
16
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1809
16 babies
Sumaiya by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Sumaiya. In the US, 15 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 30 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sumaiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sumayalofty, high, exalted28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suraiyathe pleiades constellation15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sumayyanoble or exalted14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sumaiyahelevated, high, lofty10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sumairabrown; dark-skinned4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samaiya12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sumaiya
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