How Many People Are Named Samiyah?
An estimated 5,072 people in the United States have the first name Samiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Samiyah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 342 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samiyah 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 Samiyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samiyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,072
About 1 in 67,578 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
342 births
Total Registered
5,125
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samiyah
Samiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,125 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samiyah as a female name
Ranked #1,441 in 2024
153 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (342 births)
Samiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samiyah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,577 babies were registered. Samiyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samiyah by Decade
How has Samiyah 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.
Samiyah by State
Birth registrations for Samiyah span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, Delaware, Wisconsin. On average, about 134 Samiyahs were registered per state.
Samiyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samiyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samiyah?
We estimate approximately 5,072 people named Samiyah 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 67,578 Americans share this first name.
Is Samiyah a common name?
Samiyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,125 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samiyah most popular?
Samiyah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 342 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samiyah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samiyah a female name?
Samiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samiyah Smith, Samiyah Johnson, Samiyah 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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