Recorded 2001–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 171 births

Samai — girls' name

171 babies named Samai in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s792010s712020s21
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Samai was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

18 babies were named Samai in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samai

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Samai between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Samai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Samai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 171 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Samai at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

171

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Samai popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20232018201520122009200620032001 6

Samai popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2019 (Samai as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2019 6

Samai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
79 births that decade — 46% of Samai's all-time total
2000s792010s712020s21

Samai by state

Where Samai concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Samai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 4.1%
California share of Samai's total US births 4.1%

7 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samai?
171 babies have been named Samai since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 18 births.
When was Samai most popular?
Samai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Samai most popular?
The top states for the name Samai are California (7 births).
How long has the name Samai been used?
Samai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Samai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.