How Many People Are Named Samiah?
An estimated 1,527 people in the United States have the first name Samiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Samiah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samiah 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 Samiah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samiah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,527
About 1 in 224,463 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2011
99 births
Total Registered
1,546
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samiah
Samiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,546 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samiah as a female name
Ranked #5,109 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (99 births)
Samiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samiah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 655 babies were registered. Samiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samiah by Decade
How has Samiah 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.
Samiah by State
Birth registrations for Samiah span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Arizona. On average, about 35 Samiahs were registered per state.
Samiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samiah
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Samiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samiah?
We estimate approximately 1,527 people named Samiah 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 224,463 Americans share this first name.
Is Samiah a common name?
Samiah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,546 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samiah most popular?
Samiah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samiah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samiah a female name?
Samiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samiah Smith, Samiah Johnson, Samiah 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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