girl's name
Samaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,462
Samaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 116 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 221 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,581 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Samaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 1,192 |
| 2010s | 1,317 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 563 |
How popular is Samaya?
In 2025, Samaya was given to 116 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Samaya 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 Samaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samaya
How popular is the name Samaya?
In 2025, Samaya was given to 116 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Samaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Samaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Samaya most popular?
Samaya peaked in 2007, when 221 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samaya currently ranks #1,750 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.