girl's name

Somya

SOHM-yah (Hindi)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 182

Somya is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2012, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1997.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Somya Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s.

88
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Somya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 11
2000s 88
2010s 70

How Popular Is Somya?

In 2017, Somya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Somya Is Used

England & Wales #5,399 3 in 2002
France #6,244 5 in 2005
United States #15,857 6 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Somya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Somya Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Somya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Somya

  • Hindi SOHM-yah

Sibling Names for Somya

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Somya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Somya

How popular is the name Somya?

In 2017, Somya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Somya a girl's or a boy's name?

Somya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Somya?

Somya has 2 syllables.

When was Somya most popular?

Somya peaked in 2012, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.