Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Samia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,478 Trend ↓ Falling 26%

Samia, also spelt Samiya is both a feminine given name and a surname.

Rank 2025
#2,478
among girls · ↑176 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
72
named Samia · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,323
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
140 babies
All-time total
3,580
#3,203 all-time among girls
First recorded
1951
in Social Security records

Samia popularity over time

3,580 babies have been named Samia since 1951, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2006Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 46 5 – #3,076
1960s 59 6 +28% #4,158
1970s 177 18 +200% #2,663
1980s 286 29 +62% #2,736
1990s 476 48 +66% #1,957
2000s 1,094 109 +130% #1,545
2010s 1,001 100 -9% #1,701
2020s (to 2025) 441 74 -27% #2,134

Where Samia 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 69 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 64 0.04 outside top 500
2029 62 0.04 outside top 500
2030 60 0.04 outside top 500

Where Samia is most popular

Girls named Samia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, New York, and Georgia.

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 Samia 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
Minnesota 16 0.148 +239%
New York 35 0.088 +102%
Georgia 16 0.070 +61%
Virginia 8 0.047 +7%
Florida 19 0.044 ≈ national
Ohio 6 0.025 -42%
Texas 18 0.022 -49%
California 5 0.006 -86%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Samia

Samia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,478 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1951, 3,580 American babies have been named Samia. Its peak came in 2006, when 140 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Samia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Samia?

The median living Samia is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 27. An estimated 3,500 people named Samia are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Samia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 72 #2,478
2024 66 #2,654
2023 63 #2,755
2022 67 #2,632
2021 87 #2,169
2020 86 #2,134
2019 99 #1,967
2018 98 #2,012
2017 119 #1,766
2016 126 #1,701
2015 119 #1,765
2014 76 #2,409
2013 92 #2,093
2012 81 #2,333
2011 84 #2,252
2010 107 #1,894
2009 104 #2,001
2008 125 #1,772
2007 134 #1,663
2006 140 #1,559
2005 133 #1,545
2004 106 #1,808
2003 117 #1,650
2002 88 #2,002
2001 78 #2,124
2000 69 #2,272
1995 39 #3,008
1990 35 #3,210
1985 30 #3,066
1980 34 #2,736
1975 29 #2,663
1970 14 #4,208
1965 5 #7,321
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Famous people named Samia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Samia Yusuf Omar Samia Yusuf Omar Somalian sprinter 1991–2012 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Samia?

The median living Samia is about 18 years old. Half of all living Samias are between 10 and 27 years old.

How many people named Samia are alive today?

An estimated 3,500 people named Samia are alive in the United States, based on 3,580 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Samia mean?

Samia, also spelt Samiya is both a feminine given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Samia in 2025?

Samia ranked #2,478 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Samia?

3,580 babies have been named Samia in the United States since 1951, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Samia most popular?

Samia peaked in 2006, when 140 newborns received the name.

Is Samia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Samia rising or falling?

Samia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Samia become more popular?

Samia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Samia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Samia?

Well-known people named Samia include Samia Yusuf Omar (athlete).

Names like Samia

Names that sound and feel close to Samia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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