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Samya

100% girls · 26 born in 2025

Samya has been given to about 2,854 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
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Living in the US≈ 2,836
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Samya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 232
  • Born in 202526
  • All time2,854

How popular is Samya?

Its best year was 2007, when 232 babies were given the name, ranking 1121st. The typical living American called Samya is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Samya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samiya0.92
  2. Amya0.85
  3. Jamya0.85
  4. Saniya0.77
  5. Amiya0.76
  6. Samira0.73
  7. Maya0.70
  8. Tanya0.70

Middle names for Samya

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

Sibling names for Samya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.89
  2. Janiyahsister · 0.88
  3. Isabelasister · 0.88
  4. Estrellasister · 0.87
  5. Campbelleither · 0.86
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.85

Where Samya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.