How Many People Are Named Samay?
An estimated 439 people in the United States have the first name Samay. It is predominantly male (90.7%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Samay peaked in popularity in 2022 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samay 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 Samay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
439
About 1 in 780,762 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.7% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
36 births
Total Registered
443
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samay
Samay is predominantly male (90.7%), though 41 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Samay as a male name
Ranked #3,372 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (35 births)
Samay as a female name
Ranked #9,556 in 2022
11 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (11 births)
Samay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samay span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 157 babies were registered. Samay remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Samay by Decade
How has Samay 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.
Samay by State
Birth registrations for Samay span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in New York, New Jersey, California. On average, about 20 Samays were registered per state.
Samay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samay
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Samay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samay?
We estimate approximately 439 people named Samay 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 780,762 Americans share this first name.
Is Samay a common name?
Samay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 443 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samay most popular?
Samay reached peak popularity in 2022, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samay is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samay a male name?
Samay is predominantly male. 90.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samay Smith, Samay Johnson, Samay 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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