Girls' name · since 2003
Samyiah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Samyiah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,844 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samyiah currently ranks #9844 among girls' names in America, with 291 babies recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samyiah has been recorded 291 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #9844 nationally and more common than 43% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #16,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,844 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samyiah ranks #16,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,844 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 291 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,844 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samyiah's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Samyiah compares
291 44th percentile among 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
Samyiah's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samyiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samyiah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samyiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Samyiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (165 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Samyiah's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Samyiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 165 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Samyiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samyiah: 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 (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Samyiah 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.