Girls' name · since 1995
Samaiya
529 babies named Samaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samaiya is the #9134 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 529 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samaiya has been recorded 529 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #9134 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #11,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,134 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 529 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samaiya ranks #11,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,134 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 529 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samaiya's 529 recorded births place it above 84.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Samaiya compares
529 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Samaiya's all-time total is 41% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samaiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 529 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samaiya's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Samaiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (237 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Samaiya's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Samaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 237 births (45% of all-time use).
How Samaiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Samaiya's total volume
Samaiya by state
Where Samaiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 3.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
20 of 529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Samaiya's data
- Samaiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Samaiyas (20 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samaiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Samaiya 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.