Samia
Samia was the 2478th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1545th; the most babies were born in 2006 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved down 713 places. More babies were named Samia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #2,478 girls, down 344 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,580babies recorded
Samia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,478 | 72 |
| 2020 | #2,134 | 86 |
| 2010 | #1,894 | 107 |
| 2000 | #2,272 | 69 |
| 1990 | #3,210 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,736 | 34 |
| 1970 | #4,208 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Samia, counting every spelling?
Samia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 90 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 90 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samia | 72 | #2,478 | 355 |
| Samiah | 18 | #6,509 | 115 |
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 Samia?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samia 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 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samia?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Samia are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 28. That makes Samia mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Samia by state
How common Samia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×). In 43 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 Samia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samia
How popular is the name Samia?
Samia was the 2478th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1545th; the most babies were born in 2006 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved down 713 places. More babies were named Samia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Samia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samia in the US.
Where is Samia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samia was most common in Minnesota (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Georgia.