Girls' name · since 1997
Saumya
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 252 babies named Saumya, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
252 babies have been named Saumya since 1997, making it today's #11374 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saumya has been recorded 252 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #11374 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, 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 1997 to 2025.
- #17,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,374 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 252 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saumya ranks #17,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,374 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 252 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saumya's 252 recorded births place it above 75.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Saumya compares
252 41st 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
Saumya's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saumya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 252 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saumya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saumya's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saumya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Saumya popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2005 (Saumya as boys' name)
Saumya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (144 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Saumya's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Saumya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 144 births (57% of all-time use).
Saumya by state
Where Saumya concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saumya's data
- Saumya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Saumyas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Saumya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Saumya 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.