girl's name
Samiya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,114
Samiya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 264 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,470 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Samiya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 43 |
| 1990s | 173 |
| 2000s | 1,502 |
| 2010s | 1,818 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 554 |
How popular is Samiya?
In 2025, Samiya was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Samiya 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 Samiya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samiya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samiya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samiya
How popular is the name Samiya?
In 2025, Samiya was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Samiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Samiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Samiya most popular?
Samiya peaked in 2011, when 264 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samiya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samiya currently ranks #1,820 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.