Girls' name · since 1981
Samiah
Samiah has 1,564 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,564
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samiah is the #6398 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,564 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samiah has been recorded 1,564 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #6398 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,564 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samiah ranks #5,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,564 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,564
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samiah's 1,564 recorded births place it above 92.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Samiah compares
1,564 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Samiah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,564 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samiah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Samiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (655 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Samiah's strongest decade.
655 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Samiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
642 births
- 2010s
2010s
655 births
- 2020s 150
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 655 births (42% of all-time use).
How Samiah 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 Samiah's total volume
Samiah by state
Where Samiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 96 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 84 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 52 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 32 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 19 | 1.2% |
111 of 1,564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Samiah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samiah's data
- Samiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (655 total births); usage has since declined to 150 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Samiahs (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Samiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Samiah 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.