Girls' name · since 1980
Samaya
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 3,164 babies named Samaya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,754 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,164
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samaya is the #1754 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,164 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Samaya recorded 3,164 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #1754 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,490 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,754 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,164 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samaya ranks #3,490 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,754 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,164 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,754 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,164
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samaya's 3,164 recorded births place it above 95.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Samaya compares
3,164 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Samaya's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,164 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samaya's full recorded timeline at 2009, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 221 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Samaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,317 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Samaya's strongest decade.
1,317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Samaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,192 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,317 births
- 2020s
2020s
563 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,317 births (42% of all-time use).
How Samaya 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 Samaya's total volume
Samaya by state
Where Samaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 357 | 11.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 295 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 275 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 201 | 6.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 128 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 107 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 105 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 88 | 2.8% |
357 of 3,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Samaya appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samaya's data
- Samaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,317 total births) through the 2020s (563) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Samayas (357 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 Samaya: 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 (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Samaya 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.