Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Sama

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,221 Trend ↑ Rising 85%
Rank 2025
#1,221
among girls · ↑156 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
192
named Sama · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,641
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
192 babies
All-time total
1,819
#5,031 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Sama popularity over time

1,819 babies have been named Sama since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 11 – 11 1 – #11,446
1990s 54 – 54 5 +391% #5,757
2000s 242 – 242 24 +348% #4,463
2010s 722 – 722 72 +198% #1,966
2020s (to 2025) 784 6 790 132 +82% #1,221

Where Sama is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 206 0.13 outside top 500
2027 225 0.14 outside top 500
2028 242 0.15 outside top 500
2029 258 0.16 outside top 500
2030 272 0.17 outside top 500

Where Sama is most popular

Girls named Sama per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.086 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Illinois, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sama born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 59 0.324 +275%
Illinois 45 0.197 +128%
Virginia 31 0.182 +110%
New York 65 0.164 +90%
California 101 0.120 +39%
New Jersey 20 0.111 +28%
Ohio 26 0.110 +27%
Texas 69 0.086 ≈ national
Washington 12 0.083 ≈ national
Massachusetts 7 0.058 -33%
Florida 22 0.051 -40%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -41%
Maryland 5 0.047 -45%
Colorado 5 0.045 -48%
Indiana 5 0.036 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sama

Sama is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,221 in 2025 with 186 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 1,819 American babies have been named Sama. Its peak came in 2025, when 192 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sama stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sama?

The median living Sama is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 1,800 people named Sama are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sama year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 186 #1,221 6 #11,756
2024 165 #1,377 – –
2023 116 #1,771 – –
2022 122 #1,719 – –
2021 112 #1,813 – –
2020 83 #2,190 – –
2019 99 #1,966 – –
2018 80 #2,296 – –
2017 100 #1,987 – –
2016 85 #2,264 – –
2015 63 #2,804 – –
2014 77 #2,386 – –
2013 64 #2,723 – –
2012 55 #3,084 – –
2011 47 #3,448 – –
2010 52 #3,195 – –
2009 34 #4,463 – –
2008 33 #4,625 – –
2007 32 #4,649 – –
2006 28 #5,071 – –
2005 21 #5,965 – –
2004 26 #5,048 – –
2003 27 #4,789 – –
2002 17 #6,640 – –
2001 12 #8,638 – –
2000 12 #8,447 – –
1995 6 #13,031 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sama, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sama?

The median living Sama is about 7 years old. Half of all living Samas are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Sama are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Sama are alive in the United States, based on 1,819 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sama in 2025?

Sama ranked #1,221 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 186 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sama?

1,819 babies have been named Sama in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sama most popular?

Sama peaked in 2025, when 192 newborns received the name.

Is Sama a boy or girl name?

Sama is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sama rising or falling?

Sama is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sama become more popular?

Sama is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 272 girls named Sama in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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