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Sumaya

“Arabic and Bengali name meaning 'exalted'” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2368 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Sumaya has appeared in US records since 1969 — best rank #1875 (2016) · 2,142 babies named Sumaya all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,200 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 5,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 8,500 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sumayas

• Sumaya Farhat Naser — Palestinian peace activist
• Sumaya Awad — Palestinian American writer and activist
• Sumaya Dalmar — Somali-Canadian trans activist
• Sumaya Alnasser — Saudi Arabian businesswoman
• Sumaya Komuntale — Ugandan footballer

What Sumayas become

Among 27 notable people named Sumaya:

No single standout — notable Sumayas spread across many fields.

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