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Sama

/ˈsɑmə/ · 100% girls · 192 born in 2025

Sama has been given to about 1,819 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɑmə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,808
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sama per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 192
  • Born in 2025192
  • All time1,819
  • England & Wales, 2025#474 · 84

How popular is Sama?

Its best year was 2025, when 192 babies were given the name, ranking 1221st. The typical living American called Sama is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Sama

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Salma0.85
  2. Sara0.75
  3. Sana0.75
  4. Zara0.70
  5. Samiya0.71
  6. Karma0.70
  7. Carma0.70
  8. Sanaa0.67

Middle names for Sama

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

Sibling names for Sama

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.97
  2. Jasielbrother · 0.97
  3. Hazielbrother · 0.97
  4. Alarasister · 0.96
  5. Laylanisister · 0.96
  6. Emilianasister · 0.96

Where Sama is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.02%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Sama 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.