girl's name
Samiyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,638
Samiyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 126 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 343 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,312 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Samiyah 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 | 21 |
| 1990s | 228 |
| 2000s | 1,541 |
| 2010s | 2,580 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 885 |
How popular is Samiyah?
In 2025, Samiyah was given to 126 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Samiyah 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 Samiyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samiyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samiyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samiyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samiyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samiyah
How popular is the name Samiyah?
In 2025, Samiyah was given to 126 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Samiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Samiyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Samiyah most popular?
Samiyah peaked in 2011, when 343 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samiyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samiyah currently ranks #1,645 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.