16,743births recorded
12Countries
6Variants
2025Peak · Kazakhstan
#108Kazakhstan 2025
Sumaya is a girl name family recorded 16,743 times in 12 countries since 1969. It ranks highest today in Kazakhstan (#108 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Kazakhstan in 2025, at 161.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Sumayyah (England & Wales), Sumayya (Kazakhstan).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Sumaya
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumaya | Kazakh | 2,142 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2368 | 2016 | ▼ 19 % |
| Sumaya | Kazakh | 1,750 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1166 | 2008 | ▼ 43 % |
| Sumaya | Kazakh | 1,368 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #162 | 2025 | ▲ 286 % |
| Sumaya | Kazakh | 372 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2014 | – |
| Sumaya | Kazakh | 263 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2010 | – |
| Sumaya | Kazakh | 201 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #438 | 2015 | ▼ 46 % |
| Sumayyah | English | 2,262 | 🏴 England & Wales | #386 | 2025 | ▲ 40 % |
| Sumayyah | English | 955 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4067 | 2020 | ▲ 12 % |
| Sumayyah | English | 140 | 🇫🇷 France | #1477 | 2025 | ▲ 533 % |
| Sumayyah | English | 61 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1410 | 2023 | ▲ 14 % |
| Sumayyah | English | 10 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | #812 | 2025 | – |
| Sumayyah | English | 5 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 2015 | – |
| Sumayya | Kazakh | 1,939 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #108 | 2025 | ▲ 646 % |
| Sumayya | Kazakh | 594 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2006 | 2015 | ▼ 55 % |
| Sumayya | Kazakh | 422 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3389 | 2025 | ▲ 325 % |
| Sumayya | Kazakh | 40 | 🇫🇷 France | #3536 | 2025 | ▲ 27 % |
| Sumayya | Kazakh | 13 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2002 | – |
| Sumaiya | English | 971 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1809 | 2007 | ▼ 42 % |
| Sumaiya | English | 588 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6838 | 2024 | ▼ 29 % |
| Sumaiya | English | 47 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2005 | – |
| Sumaiya | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2024 | – |
| Sumayah | English | 562 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5554 | 2006 | ▲ 61 % |
| Sumayah | English | 531 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1809 | 2006 | ▼ 11 % |
| Sumayah | English | 60 | 🇫🇷 France | #3443 | 2025 | ▲ 154 % |
| Sumayah | English | 13 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2023 | – |
| Sumaiyah | English | 665 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2604 | 2013 | ▼ 36 % |
| Sumaiyah | English | 329 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 2010 | ▼ 38 % |
How we grouped these names
- Sumaya ↔ Sumayyah — spelling variant
- Sumaya ↔ Sumayya — spelling variant
- Sumaya ↔ Sumaiya — spelling variant
- Sumaya ↔ Sumayah — spelling variant
- Sumaya ↔ Sumaiyah — spelling variant
Questions about Sumaya
How popular is the name Sumaya?
In 2025 it ranked #108 in Kazakhstan. Official registers record 16,743 births across 12 countries.
What is Sumaya in other languages?
Sumayyah (English); Sumayya (Kazakh); Sumaiya (English); Sumayah (English); Sumaiyah (English).
When was Sumaya most popular?
It peaked in Kazakhstan in 2025, at 161.2 births per 100,000.
Is Sumaya a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Sumaya is a girl name.