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Sumaya

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #385 to #1434.200020052010201520202025#385#1434
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1434
1997#1126
1998#1076
1999#985
2000#670
2001#523
2002#490
2003#468
2004#428
2005#405
2006#394
2007#385
2008#388
2009#483
2010#526
2011#509
2012#546
2013#554
2014#486
2015#674
2016#676
2017#785
2018#864
2019#749
2020#853
2021#1069
2022#876
2023#1008
2024#1160
2025#1166

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 28 of the 33 years from 1992 to 2024.

In 2024: #408 among girls in Norway, #1160 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1992–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #678 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1992–2024

    Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1992–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1166 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #291 in Norway in 2009.

Sumaya'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#116628HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#116029HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#100834HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#87640HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#106932HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#85342HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#74951HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#86443HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#78550HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#67662HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#67460HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#48687HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#55474HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#54677HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#50983HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#52676HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#388113HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#385109HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#394107HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#40593HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#42884HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#46871HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#49062HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#52354HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#67036HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#98521HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#107619HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#112617HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#143412HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4087HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4277HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#3669HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4964HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#3669HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#3829HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#29715HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#33313HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#36712HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#30116HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#36612HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#35313HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4777HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#30317HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#31416HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#29118HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#40910HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#39011HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5037HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5226HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#33713HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#3929HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5835HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4278HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4478HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5356HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#38810HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#6784HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#7584HighVerified

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

Where Sumaya is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sumaya, between 1992 and 2025, in 31 of those 34 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: highest position in 2009England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201019922025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1992–202428#291 in 2009
England and Wales1996–202530#385 in 2007
Republic of Ireland20101#758 in 2010

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1992; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Sumaya

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1992–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #291 in Norway in 2009. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.