girl's name
Samaia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 105
Samaia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
Samaia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 60 |
| 2010s | 26 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 19 |
How popular is Samaia?
In 2025, Samaia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Samaia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samaia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samaia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samaia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samaia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samaia
How popular is the name Samaia?
In 2025, Samaia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Samaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Samaia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Samaia most popular?
Samaia peaked in 2006, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Samaia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samaia currently ranks #13,249 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.