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Samiyah

100% girls · 126 born in 2025

Samiyah has been given to about 5,255 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≈ 5,224
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Samiyah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 343
  • Born in 2025126
  • All time5,255
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Samiyah?

Its best year was 2011, when 343 babies were given the name, ranking 789th. The typical living American called Samiyah is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Samiyah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amiyah0.88
  2. Saniyah0.88
  3. Sariyah0.88
  4. Kamiyah0.88
  5. Sariah0.85
  6. Zariyah0.85
  7. Zaniyah0.85
  8. Amiah0.85

Middle names for Samiyah

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

Sibling names for Samiyah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.97
  2. Azariasister · 0.95
  3. Yarelisister · 0.95
  4. Malayasister · 0.95
  5. Bodebrother · 0.95
  6. Maddeneither · 0.94

Where Samiyah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.02%
  2. Maryland0.01%
  3. Missouri0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Michigan0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Samiyah 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.