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Samah

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Samah has been given to about 447 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 442
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Samah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 18
  • Born in 20258
  • All time447
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Samah?

Its best year was 1991, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 5347th. The typical living American called Samah is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Samah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.85
  2. Samiyah0.80
  3. Hannah0.68
  4. Sariah0.70
  5. Avah0.70
  6. Farah0.70
  7. Ayah0.70
  8. Tarah0.70

Middle names for Samah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Samah Eve0.80
  2. Samah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Samah Josephine0.78
  4. Samah Anne0.78
  5. Samah Rose0.77
  6. Samah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Samah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.79
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.79
  3. Ilianasister · 0.79
  4. Hanasister · 0.78
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.78
  6. Tracebrother · 0.77

Where Samah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Samah Anderson0.74
    2. Samah White0.72
    3. Samah Reyes0.72
    4. Samah Nguyen0.72
    5. Samah Moore0.72
    6. Samah Lee0.72

    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 Samah

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

    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.