Girls' name · since 1983
Samiha
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 536 babies named Samiha, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samiha is the #15475 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 536 recorded since 1983.
Samiha has 536 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15475 as of the latest data, more common than 11% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #11,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,475 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samiha ranks #11,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,475 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 536 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samiha's 536 recorded births place it above 84.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Samiha compares
536 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Samiha's all-time total is 43% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samiha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samiha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samiha's full recorded timeline at 2008, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samiha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Samiha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (229 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Samiha's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Samiha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 229 births (43% of all-time use).
How Samiha 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 Samiha's total volume
Samiha by state
Where Samiha concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
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What to do with Samiha's data
- Samiha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Samihas (119 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 Samiha: 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 (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Samiha 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.