Sumayya is a distinctive choice, ranked #1128 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sumayya in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1128
About the Name Sumayya
Sumayya is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 811 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #821 in 2004 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sumayya 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 Sumayya
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Sumayya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sumayya in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sumayya is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 811 places over the last five years to #1128 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Sumayya 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 Sumayya include: Sumayya Vally — Sumayya Vally is a South African architect and the founder and principal of the architecture and research firm, Counterspace.; Sumayya Usmani — Sumayya Usmani is a Pakistani-born author, memoirist, food writer and writing mentor based in Scotland..
Sumayya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sumayyas in the wild.
30
UK babies named Sumayya (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 811 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sumayya
Likely around 1 other Sumayya in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sumayya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sumayya Vally is a South African architect and the founder and principal of the architecture and research firm, Counterspace. It is based between Johannesburg, South Africa, and London, United Kingdom.