Boys' name · since 2005
Samanyu
Samanyu has 186 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
186 boys have been named Samanyu since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Samanyu has 186 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2024.
- #13,415 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 186 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samanyu ranks #13,415 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samanyu's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Samanyu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samanyu splits its recorded history at 2013: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samanyu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Samanyu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Samanyu's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Samanyu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (59% of all-time use).
Samanyu by state
Where Samanyu concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.7% |
10 of 186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Samanyu's decade-level peak was the 2010s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Samanyus (10 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 Samanyu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2005–2024 (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 Samanyu 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.