How Many People Are Named Samaiyah?
An estimated 302 people in the United States have the first name Samaiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Samaiyah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samaiyah 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 Samaiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
302
About 1 in 1,134,948 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2007
19 births
Total Registered
309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samaiyah
Samaiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 309 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samaiyah as a female name
Ranked #14,994 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2007 (19 births)
Samaiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samaiyah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 104 babies were registered. Samaiyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samaiyah by Decade
How has Samaiyah 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.
Samaiyah + Last Name Combinations
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Samaiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samaiyah?
We estimate approximately 302 people named Samaiyah 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 1,134,948 Americans share this first name.
Is Samaiyah a common name?
Samaiyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samaiyah most popular?
Samaiyah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samaiyah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samaiyah a female name?
Samaiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samaiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samaiyah Smith, Samaiyah Johnson, Samaiyah 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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