Girls' name · since 1998
Samayah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 538 babies named Samayah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,338 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 538
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
538 babies have been named Samayah since 1998, making it today's #5338 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Samayah recorded 538 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #5338 nationally today, ahead of 69% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #11,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,338 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 538 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samayah ranks #11,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,338 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 538 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,338 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 538
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samayah's 538 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Samayah compares
538 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
Samayah's all-time total is 43% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 538 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samayah splits its recorded history at 2012: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Samayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (246 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Samayah's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Samayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 246 births (46% of all-time use).
How Samayah 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 Samayah's total volume
Samayah by state
Where Samayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.9% |
22 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Samayah's data
- Samayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (246 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Samayahs (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samayah: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Samayah 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.