Sumaiyah is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sumaiyah in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Sumaiyah
Sumaiyah is steadily gaining in popularity, up 32 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #712 in 2000, and it currently sits at #2254. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sumaiyah is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sumaiyah
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Sumaiyah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sumaiyah in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sumaiyah is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 32 places over the last five years to #2254 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Sumaiyah is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Sumaiyah include: Sumaiyah Marope — Sumaiyah Pandor Marope is a Motswana businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Botswana 2009.; Sumaiyah Bibi — Sumaiyah Bibi is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 2018 to January 2023..
Sumaiyah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sumaiyahs in the wild.
12
UK babies named Sumaiyah (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 32 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sumaiyah
Likely around 1 other Sumaiyah in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sumaiyah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sumaiyah Pandor Marope is a Motswana businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Botswana 2009. She was crowned at the Gaborone International Conference Center on 2 May.