Unisex name · since 2001
Samai
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 177 babies named Samai, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samai currently ranks #14011 among unisex names in America, with 177 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samai has been recorded 177 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #14011 nationally and more common than 19% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #21,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,011 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 177 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samai ranks #21,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,011 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 177 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samai's 177 recorded births place it above 70.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Samai compares
177 34th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Samai's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 177 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samai's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samai popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Samai popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2019 (Samai as boys' name)
Samai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (79 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Samai's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Samai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 79 births (45% of all-time use).
Samai by state
Where Samai concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 4.0% |
7 of 177 births nationwide.
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What to do with Samai's data
- Samai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Samais (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Samai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Samai 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.