Feminine dossier · first seen 1951
Samia
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2006
Peak era
2006
Peak births
140
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Samia
How many people are named Samia?
An estimated 3,481 living Americans are named Samia.
How rare is Samia?
Samia is uncommon among babies today, with 72 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 48.6% from its 2006 peak.
How old is the typical Samia?
The median age of a living American named Samia is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 28 years old.
Is Samia still popular?
Not especially. Samia has been declining since its 2006 peak and registered 72 births in 2025.
Where is Samia most common?
Samia has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.
1951Peak 20062025
Peak year
2006
Decline from peak
48.6%
2025
72
All-time
3,580
Where it lives now
Samia is most concentrated in New York — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Samia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.