girl's name
Samiah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,685
Samiah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2011, when 99 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Samiah 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 | 11 |
| 1990s | 106 |
| 2000s | 642 |
| 2010s | 655 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 150 |
How popular is Samiah?
In 2025, Samiah was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Samiah 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 Samiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samiah
How popular is the name Samiah?
In 2025, Samiah was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Samiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Samiah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Samiah most popular?
Samiah peaked in 2011, when 99 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samiah currently ranks #6,461 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.