Girls' name · since 1951
Samia
Samia has 3,580 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,465 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,580
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samia currently ranks #2465 among girls' names in America, with 3,580 babies recorded since 1951.
Samia has 3,580 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2465 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #3,203 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,465 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,580 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samia ranks #3,203 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,465 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,580 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,465 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,580
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samia's 3,580 recorded births place it above 95.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Samia compares
3,580 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Samia's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,580 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samia splits its recorded history at 1991: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 140 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Samia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,094 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Samia's strongest decade.
1,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Samia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 177
1970s
177 births
- 1980s 286
1980s
286 births
- 1990s
1990s
476 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,094 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,001 births
- 2020s
2020s
441 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,094 births (31% of all-time use).
How Samia 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 Samia's total volume
Samia by state
Where Samia concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 354 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 275 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 171 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 160 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 130 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 89 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 85 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 65 | 1.8% |
354 of 3,580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Samia appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samia's data
- Samia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,094 total births) through the 2020s (441) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Samias (354 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Samia 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.