Recorded 1999–2006 Girls' name Peak 1999 16 births

Samihah — girls' name

16 babies named Samihah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s10
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Samihah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Samihah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samihah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Samihah between 1999 and 2006, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samihah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samihah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Samihah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samihah 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 16 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.

Samihah at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

16

Since 1999

8 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1999

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2006

Samihah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1999

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 200620001999 6

Samihah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 63% of Samihah's all-time total
1990s62000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samihah?
16 babies have been named Samihah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Samihah most popular?
Samihah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Samihah been used?
Samihah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 8 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Samihah?
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, 1999–2006 (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.