Recorded 1972–2018 Girls' name Peak 1996 82 births

Sameena — girls' name

82 babies named Sameena in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s101990s182000s222010s22
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sameena was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sameena in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sameena

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Sameena between 1972 and 2018, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sameena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sameena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sameena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sameena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sameena at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

82

Since 1972

47 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1972

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2018

Sameena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1972

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Sameena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 27% of Sameena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sameena?
82 babies have been named Sameena since 1972. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Sameena most popular?
Sameena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Sameena been used?
Sameena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 47 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Sameena?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.