Sumaira

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sumaira: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Sumaira: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,646, and it stood at #4,192 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1646highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1646
1997	#2411
1998	#3142
1999	#1675
2000	#1995
2001	#3262
2002	#1784
2003	#2727
2004	#2802
2005	#2438
2006	#3116
2007	#4294
2008	#2721
2009	#3936
2010	#3156
2011	#4764
2012	#4838
2014	#4003
2015	#4103
2016	#4763
2017	#4063
2019	#4686
2020	#3899
2021	#5581
2022	#3970
2024	#4192

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1646 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Sumaira by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Sumaira in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	30	4 of 10	8
2000sbusiest	65	10 of 10	7
2010s	38	8 of 10	5
2020s	18	4 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Sumaira appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1646 in England and Wales in 1996.

Sumaira's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4192	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3970	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3899	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4686	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4063	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#4103	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#4003	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#3156	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2721	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3116	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2438	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#2802	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2727	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1784	10	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3262	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1995	8	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1675	10	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3142	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2411	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1646	10	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,646, first reached in 1996.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
17 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#4,192position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 1996Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Sumaiya · #604, 29y
Sumaiyah · #712, 28y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Haseena · #1646, 24y
Rafia · #1646, 25y
Bray · #1649, 26y
Nahom · #1643, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Haseena · #1646, 24y
Rafia · #1646, 25y
Bray · #1649, 26y
Nahom · #1643, 25y

Sumaira and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Sumaira without appearing here.

Sumaira moved ahead of

Debra Compare
In 2001 they stood at #3262 and #2226 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2002 that had become #1784 and #4137.
Helene Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4103 and #4103 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4063 and #5765.
Donna Compare
In 2021 they stood at #5581 and #4634 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3970 and #5669.
Hunter Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3970 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Sumaira

Karin Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3899 and #4535 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3192.
Dylan Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3116 and #3548 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2007 that had become #4294 and #2085.
Beau Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1995 and #3247 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3262 and #1107.
Finn Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4063 and #4763 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3519.

Moved the opposite way to Sumaira

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Sumaira

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sumaira went from #1646 to #4192 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1646 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Sumaira

Sumaira at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Sumaira by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Sumaira appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Sumaira and the names beside it

Sumaira moved ahead of

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Sumaira at a glance

Sumaira by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Sumaira appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Sumaira and the names beside it

Sumaira moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Sumaira

Moved the opposite way to Sumaira

Moved the same way as Sumaira