How Many People Are Named Samyiah?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Samyiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Samyiah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samyiah 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 Samyiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
28 births
Total Registered
281
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samyiah
Samyiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 281 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samyiah as a female name
Ranked #12,063 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 2011 (28 births)
Samyiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samyiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 165 babies were registered. Samyiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samyiah by Decade
How has Samyiah 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.
Samyiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samyiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samyiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samyiah?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Samyiah 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 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Samyiah a common name?
Samyiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 281 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samyiah most popular?
Samyiah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samyiah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samyiah a female name?
Samyiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samyiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samyiah Smith, Samyiah Johnson, Samyiah 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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