Samiah
Samiah was the 6509th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1999th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,739 places. More babies were named Samiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,509 girls, down 2,444 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201199 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,564babies recorded
Samiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,509 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,065 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,234 | 87 |
| 2000 | #5,283 | 22 |
| 1990 | #9,965 | 8 |
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How popular is Samiah, counting every spelling?
Samiah is a spelling of Samia, 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 Samiah?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samiah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samiah 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samiah?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Samiah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 20. That makes Samiah 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.
Samiah by state
How common Samiah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
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Questions about the name Samiah
How popular is the name Samiah?
Samiah was the 6509th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1999th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,739 places. More babies were named Samiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Samiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samiah in the US.
Where is Samiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samiah was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Florida.