Samiyah
Samiyah was the 1650th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 789th with 343 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 602 places. More babies were named Samiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,650 girls, down 360 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011343 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,255babies recorded
Samiyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,650 | 126 |
| 2020 | #1,290 | 173 |
| 2010 | #1,024 | 245 |
| 2000 | #3,059 | 46 |
| 1990 | #9,966 | 8 |
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How popular is Samiyah, counting every spelling?
Samiyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,074 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,650 for Samiyah 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 Samiyah?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samiyah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samiyah 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samiyah?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Samiyah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Samiyah 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.
Samiyah by state
How common Samiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.3×), Pennsylvania (1.7×), New York (1.6×), Florida (1.5×). In 31 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 Samiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samiyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samiyah
How popular is the name Samiyah?
Samiyah was the 1650th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 789th with 343 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 602 places. More babies were named Samiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Samiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samiyah in the US.
Where is Samiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samiyah was most common in Maryland (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Pennsylvania.