US rank #11357 Girls' name Peak 2006 531 births

Samiha — #11357 US girls' name

531 babies named Samiha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s992000s2292010s1392020s54
#11357
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Samiha was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

31 babies were named Samiha in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samiha

The Social Security Administration has registered 531 babies named Samiha between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samiha currently holds the #11357 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samiha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Samiha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 119 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Samiha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samiha 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 531 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.

Samiha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

531

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2006

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,357

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Samiha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
31
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941983 5

Samiha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
229 births that decade — 43% of Samiha's all-time total
1980s101990s992000s2292010s1392020s54

Samiha by state

Where Samiha concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Samiha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
119 22.4%
#2 Minnesota
5 0.9%
New York share of Samiha's total US births 22.4%
Even split

119 of 531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samiha?
531 babies have been named Samiha since 1983. It currently ranks #11357 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 31 births.
When was Samiha most popular?
Samiha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Samiha most popular?
The top states for the name Samiha are New York (119 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Samiha been used?
Samiha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Samiha?
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.

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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, 1983–2024 (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.