girl's name
Somaya
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,489
Somaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Somaya is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 2012, when 207 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Somaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 122 |
| 2010s | 726 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 138 |
How popular is Somaya?
In 2025, Somaya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Somaya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Somaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Somaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Somaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Somaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Somaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Somaya
How popular is the name Somaya?
In 2025, Somaya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Somaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Somaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Somaya most popular?
Somaya peaked in 2012, when 207 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Somaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Somaya currently ranks #8,169 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.