Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2011
Samayiah
17 babies named Samayiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2011–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Samayiah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Samayiah recorded 17 times among girls since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2011 to 2017.
- 17 total births
- 2011–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Samayiah since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 17
- total births
- 2011–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Samayiah was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
6 babies were named Samayiah in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Samayiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samayiah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 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 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samayiah at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Samayiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2017
- Peak year (2011)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Samayiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Samayiah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Samayiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Samayiah? ▼
Since 2011, Social Security records show 17 babies named Samayiah. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 6 births.
When was Samayiah most popular? ▼
Samayiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Samayiah been used? ▼
Samayiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 7 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Samayiah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Samayiah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2011–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Samayiah: Baby Name Since 2011 - 17 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/samayiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Samayiah 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 July 2026.