Girls' name · since 1960
Samina
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 712 babies named Samina, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samina is the #6368 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 712 recorded since 1960.
Samina has 712 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6368 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #9,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,368 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 712 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samina ranks #9,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,368 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 712 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samina's 712 recorded births place it above 86.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Samina compares
712 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Samina's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 712 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samina's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Samina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (172 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Samina's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Samina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 172 births (24% of all-time use).
How Samina 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 Samina's total volume
Samina by state
Where Samina concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
31 of 712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Samina's data
- Samina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Saminas (31 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 Samina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Samina 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.