How Many People Are Named Saumya?
An estimated 246 people in the United States have the first name Saumya. It is predominantly female (98.0%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Saumya peaked in popularity in 2005 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saumya 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 Saumya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
246
About 1 in 1,393,310 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
24 births
Total Registered
249
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saumya
Saumya is predominantly female (98.0%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Saumya as a male name
Ranked #13,015 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 2005 (5 births)
Saumya as a female name
Ranked #12,258 in 2019
8 female births in 2019
Peak: 2002 (19 births)
Saumya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saumya span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 149 babies were registered. While Saumya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saumya by Decade
How has Saumya 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.
Saumya by State
Saumya + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Saumya
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saumya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saumya?
We estimate approximately 246 people named Saumya 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 1,393,310 Americans share this first name.
Is Saumya a common name?
Saumya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 249 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saumya most popular?
Saumya reached peak popularity in 2005, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saumya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saumya a female name?
Saumya is predominantly female. 98.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saumya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saumya Smith, Saumya Johnson, Saumya 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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