Girls' name · since 1998
Samyah
Samyah has 802 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 802
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samyah currently ranks #8134 among girls' names in America, with 802 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Samyah recorded 802 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #8134 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,704 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,134 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 802 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samyah ranks #8,704 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,134 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 802 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 802
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samyah's 802 recorded births place it above 87.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Samyah compares
802 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Samyah's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 802 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Samyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (356 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Samyah's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Samyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
340 births
- 2010s
2010s
356 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 356 births (44% of all-time use).
How Samyah 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 Samyah's total volume
Samyah by state
Where Samyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 5.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
43 of 802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Samyah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samyah's data
- Samyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (356 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Samyahs (43 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Samyah 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.