Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Sumayyah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,158 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,158
among girls · ↑45 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Sumayyah
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
45 babies
All-time total
955
#7,763 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Sumayyah popularity over time

955 babies have been named Sumayyah since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 6 1 – #9,102
1980s 20 2 +233% #7,956
1990s 120 12 +500% #5,191
2000s 251 25 +109% #4,067
2010s 331 33 +32% #3,547
2020s (to 2025) 227 38 +14% #3,442

Where Sumayyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 35 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Sumayyah

Sumayyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,158 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 955 American babies have been named Sumayyah. Its peak came in 2020, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sumayyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sumayyah?

The median living Sumayyah is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 22. An estimated 900 people named Sumayyah are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sumayyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 35 #4,158
2024 35 #4,203
2023 38 #3,976
2022 40 #3,823
2021 34 #4,230
2020 45 #3,442
2019 36 #4,066
2018 33 #4,344
2017 44 #3,547
2016 26 #5,272
2015 35 #4,220
2014 41 #3,773
2013 34 #4,325
2012 25 #5,540
2011 30 #4,794
2010 27 #5,226
2009 27 #5,364
2008 32 #4,751
2007 25 #5,683
2006 21 #6,324
2005 18 #6,786
2004 24 #5,362
2003 20 #6,024
2002 24 #5,069
2001 29 #4,305
2000 31 #4,067
1995 8 #10,407
1990 9 #9,158
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Famous people named Sumayyah

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sumayyah bint Khabbat Companion of Muhammad (550–615) Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sumayyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sumayyah?

The median living Sumayyah is about 13 years old. Half of all living Sumayyahs are between 6 and 22 years old.

How many people named Sumayyah are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Sumayyah are alive in the United States, based on 955 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sumayyah in 2025?

Sumayyah ranked #4,158 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sumayyah?

955 babies have been named Sumayyah in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sumayyah most popular?

Sumayyah peaked in 2020, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Sumayyah a boy or girl name?

Sumayyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sumayyah rising or falling?

Sumayyah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sumayyah become more popular?

Sumayyah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Sumayyah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sumayyah?

Well-known people named Sumayyah include Sumayyah bint Khabbat (religious figure).

Names like Sumayyah

Names that sound and feel close to Sumayyah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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