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Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Sumaya

soo-MAH-yah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
high; lofty; exalted
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2645
2024 births66
Peak year2016
First appeared1969
Total US births2,066
2016 peak19691983199720102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sumi
Alternate spellings
SumaiyaSumayyaSumeyya
In other languages
Sumeyye (Turkish)Sumayya (Persian)

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Notable people named Sumaya

Sumayyah bint Khabbat (first martyr in Islam)