How Many People Are Named Samah?
An estimated 429 people in the United States have the first name Samah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Samah peaked in popularity in 1991 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
429
About 1 in 798,961 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1991
18 births
Total Registered
439
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samah
Samah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 439 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samah as a female name
Ranked #9,415 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (18 births)
Samah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 140 babies were registered. Samah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samah by Decade
How has Samah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samah by State
Samah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samah
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Samah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samah?
We estimate approximately 429 people named Samah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 798,961 Americans share this first name.
Is Samah a common name?
Samah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 439 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samah most popular?
Samah reached peak popularity in 1991, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samah is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samah a female name?
Samah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samah Smith, Samah Johnson, Samah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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