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Girl name

Samiya

100% girls · 84 born in 2025

Samiya has been given to about 4,096 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,071
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Samiya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 264
  • Born in 202584
  • All time4,096
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Samiya?

Its best year was 2011, when 264 babies were given the name, ranking 973rd. The typical living American called Samiya is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Samiya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amiya0.86
  2. Saniya0.86
  3. Samira0.81
  4. Samiyah0.78
  5. Amya0.77
  6. Jamya0.77
  7. Shaniya0.76
  8. Zaria0.73

Middle names for Samiya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Samiya Josephine0.84
  2. Samiya Rose0.83
  3. Samiya Louise0.83
  4. Samiya June0.82
  5. Samiya Pearl0.82
  6. Samiya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Samiya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.94
  2. Janiyahsister · 0.93
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.93
  4. Izaiahbrother · 0.92
  5. Campbelleither · 0.91
  6. Bodebrother · 0.91

Where Samiya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Florida0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Samiya White0.78
  2. Samiya Reyes0.78
  3. Samiya Nguyen0.78
  4. Samiya Moore0.78
  5. Samiya Lee0.78
  6. Samiya Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Samiya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Samiya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.