Girls' name · since 1999
Sameeha
350 babies named Sameeha in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
350 girls have been named Sameeha since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sameeha recorded 350 times among girls since 1999, 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 1999 to 2024.
- #14,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 350 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sameeha ranks #14,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sameeha's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sameeha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sameeha's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sameeha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
350 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 26 births in a single year.
Sameeha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (175 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Sameeha's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sameeha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 175 births (50% of all-time use).
Sameeha decade highlights
- Peak decade 175 births
- Runner-up 139 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sameeha by state
Where Sameeha concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
Top 5 states
- New York 6.3% of nationwide
- Texas 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 6.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Sameeha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sameehas (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 Sameeha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1999–2024 (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 Sameeha 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.
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