Samyah
Samyah was the 8264th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2575th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,876 places. More babies were named Samyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,264 girls, down 2,214 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200671 babies
- Total since 1880
- 802babies recorded
Samyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,264 | 13 |
| 2020 | #6,050 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,462 | 47 |
| 2000 | #9,745 | 10 |
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How popular is Samyah, counting every spelling?
Samyah is a spelling of Samya, a name family that had 39 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samya | 26 | #5,076 | 158 |
| Samyah | 13 | #8,264 | 71 |
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 Samyah?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samyah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samyah 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samyah?
About 800 people born in the US named Samyah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 20. That makes Samyah 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Samyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samyah
How popular is the name Samyah?
Samyah was the 8264th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2575th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,876 places. More babies were named Samyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Samyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samyah in the US.