MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sumaiya mean?
Sumaiya continues the Arabic woman's name Sumayya, sometimes explained as a diminutive of sama, “high”. Sumayya bint Khayyat is remembered as an early martyr in accounts of Islam.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सुमैया
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sumaiya in Indian usage
3,438 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling सुमैया.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 113 |
| 1980s | 1,139 |
| 1990s | 2,186 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,674 |
| Bihar | 608 |
| Rajasthan | 473 |
| Maharashtra | 434 |
| Other states | 249 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sumaiya / F | 16 | 1,809 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sumaiya; Table_6, C1885 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sumaiya; Table_6, C1885