babyNamedSoumaya
“exalted”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 251st
- births in 2023–2025
- 700
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,591
- −2.8% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2016
Meaning and origin of Soumaya
Soumaya is thought to mean “exalted” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Soumaya in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2016.
- Over recent years, Soumaya has been stable (−2.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Soumaya every 11 schools, all spellings combined.
Soumaya in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 966,408
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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