How Many People Are Named Samya?
An estimated 2,791 people in the United States have the first name Samya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Samya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 232 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samya 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 Samya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,791
About 1 in 122,807 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
232 births
Total Registered
2,826
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samya
Samya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,826 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samya as a female name
Ranked #4,990 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (232 births)
Samya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,568 babies were registered. Samya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samya by Decade
How has Samya 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.
Samya by State
Birth registrations for Samya span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky. On average, about 76 Samyas were registered per state.
Samya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samya
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Samya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samya?
We estimate approximately 2,791 people named Samya 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 122,807 Americans share this first name.
Is Samya a common name?
Samya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,826 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samya most popular?
Samya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 232 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samya a female name?
Samya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samya Smith, Samya Johnson, Samya 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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