boy's name
Samay
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 588
Samay is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Samay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 141 |
| 2010s | 157 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 181 |
How popular is Samay?
In 2025, Samay was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Samay is used
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 Samay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samay
How popular is the name Samay?
In 2025, Samay was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Samay a girl's or a boy's name?
Samay is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Samay most popular?
Samay peaked in 2025, when 43 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Samay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samay currently ranks #1,477 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.