Girls' name · since 1979
Samiyyah
148 babies named Samiyyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samiyyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 148 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samiyyah has been recorded 148 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2013.
- #22,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samiyyah ranks #22,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samiyyah's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Samiyyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samiyyah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samiyyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2013
- Peak year (2004)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Samiyyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Samiyyah's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Samiyyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (51% of all-time use).
Samiyyah by state
Where Samiyyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 6.8% |
10 of 148 births nationwide.
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What to do with Samiyyah's data
- Samiyyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2010s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Samiyyahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Samiyyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1979–2013 (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 Samiyyah 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.