Recorded 2002–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 99 births

Samaia — girls' name

99 babies named Samaia in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s602010s262020s13
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Samaia was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

13 babies were named Samaia in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Samaia between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samaia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samaia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Samaia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samaia 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 99 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.

Samaia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

99

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2006

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Samaia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 20232017201420112007200520032002 7

Samaia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 61% of Samaia's all-time total
2000s602010s262020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samaia?
99 babies have been named Samaia since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 13 births.
When was Samaia most popular?
Samaia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Samaia been used?
Samaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Samaia?
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, 2002–2023 (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.