girl's name
Samya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,033
Samya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 232 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Samya 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 | 16 |
| 1990s | 107 |
| 2000s | 1,568 |
| 2010s | 967 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 196 |
How popular is Samya?
In 2025, Samya was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Samya 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 Samya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samya
How popular is the name Samya?
In 2025, Samya was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Samya a girl's or a boy's name?
Samya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Samya most popular?
Samya peaked in 2007, when 232 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samya currently ranks #5,009 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.