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Samiah

100% girls · 18 born in 2025

Samiah has been given to about 1,564 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,553
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Samiah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 99
  • Born in 202518
  • All time1,564

How popular is Samiah?

Its best year was 2011, when 99 babies were given the name, ranking 1999th. The typical living American called Samiah is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Samiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samiyah0.97
  2. Sariah0.88
  3. Amiah0.88
  4. Saniyah0.85
  5. Amiyah0.84
  6. Sariyah0.85
  7. Zariah0.84
  8. Kamiyah0.85

Middle names for Samiah

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

Sibling names for Samiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.87
  2. Isabelasister · 0.85
  3. Azariasister · 0.85
  4. Fisherbrother · 0.85
  5. Campbelleither · 0.85
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.85

Where Samiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.