Girls' name · since 2003
Sahmya
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Sahmya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
65 girls have been named Sahmya since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sahmya recorded 65 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2013.
- #32,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahmya ranks #32,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sahmya's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sahmya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sahmya's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sahmya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2013
- Peak year (2008)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Sahmya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (42 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Sahmya's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Sahmya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (65% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sahmya's data
- Sahmya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2010s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sahmya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sahmya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.