Samiya
Samiya was the 2212th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 973rd with 264 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 887 places. More babies were named Samiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,212 girls, down 343 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011264 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,096babies recorded
Samiya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,212 | 84 |
| 2020 | #1,869 | 104 |
| 2010 | #1,204 | 202 |
| 2000 | #3,157 | 44 |
| 1990 | #12,582 | 6 |
| 1980 | #11,748 | 5 |
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How popular is Samiya, counting every spelling?
Samiya is a spelling of Samiyah, a name family that ranked #1,074 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,212 for Samiya on its own. Together these spellings went to 210 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samiyah | 126 | #1,650 | 712 |
| Samiya | 84 | #2,212 | 450 |
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 Samiya?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samiya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samiya 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 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samiya?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Samiya are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 19. That makes Samiya 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.
Samiya by state
How common Samiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.2×), New York (2.2×), Georgia (1.9×), Florida (1.9×). In 42 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 Samiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samiya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samiya
How popular is the name Samiya?
Samiya was the 2212th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 973rd with 264 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 887 places. More babies were named Samiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Samiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samiya in the US.
Where is Samiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samiya was most common in Minnesota (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Georgia.