How Many People Are Named Samayah?
An estimated 508 people in the United States have the first name Samayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Samayah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samayah 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 Samayah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
508
About 1 in 674,713 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2007
45 births
Total Registered
513
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samayah
Samayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 513 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samayah as a female name
Ranked #8,835 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (45 births)
Samayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samayah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 246 babies were registered. While Samayah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Samayah by Decade
How has Samayah 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.
Samayah by State
Birth registrations for Samayah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland. On average, about 12 Samayahs were registered per state.
Samayah + Last Name Combinations
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Samayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samayah?
We estimate approximately 508 people named Samayah 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 674,713 Americans share this first name.
Is Samayah a common name?
Samayah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 513 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samayah most popular?
Samayah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samayah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samayah a female name?
Samayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samayah Smith, Samayah Johnson, Samayah 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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