Sama
Sama was the 1221st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 186 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,583 places. More babies were named Sama in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,221 girls, up 969 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 186girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,819babies recorded
Sama popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2025, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,221 | 186 |
| 2020 | #2,190 | 83 |
| 2010 | #3,195 | 52 |
| 2000 | #8,447 | 12 |
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How popular is Sama, counting every spelling?
Sama is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,091 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,221 for Sama on its own. Together these spellings went to 206 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sama | 186 | #1,221 | 701 |
| Samaa | 12 | #8,780 | 51 |
| Samah | 8 | #11,749 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sama?
186 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sama (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sama born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sama.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sama?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Sama are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Sama a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sama by state
How common Sama was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.8×), Illinois (2.3×), Virginia (2.1×), New York (1.9×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sama: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sama, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sama
How popular is the name Sama?
Sama was the 1221st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 186 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,583 places. More babies were named Sama in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Sama a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sama in the US.
Where is Sama most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sama was most common in Michigan (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Virginia.