Girls' name · since 1979
Samiya
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 4,096 babies named Samiya, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,096
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,096 babies have been named Samiya since 1979, making it today's #2201 girls' name.
Samiya has 4,096 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2201 as of the latest data, more common than 87% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #2,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,201 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,096 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samiya ranks #2,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,096 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,096
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samiya's 4,096 recorded births place it above 95.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Samiya compares
4,096 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Samiya's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,096 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 264 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samiya splits its recorded history at 2004: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 264 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 264
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Samiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,818 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Samiya's strongest decade.
1,818 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Samiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 173
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,502 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,818 births
- 2020s 554
2020s
554 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,818 births (44% of all-time use).
How Samiya 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 Samiya's total volume
Samiya by state
Where Samiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 329 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 311 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 247 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 184 | 4.5% |
| #5 | California | | 174 | 4.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 171 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 148 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 145 | 3.5% |
329 of 4,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Samiya appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samiya's data
- Samiya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,818 total births); usage has since declined to 554 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Samiyas (329 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samiya: 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 (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Samiya 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.