Feminine dossier · first seen 1982
Samiyah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2011
Peak era
2011
Peak births
343
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Samiyah
How many people are named Samiyah?
An estimated 5,196 living Americans are named Samiyah.
How rare is Samiyah?
Samiyah is uncommon among babies today, with 126 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 63.3% from its 2011 peak.
How old is the typical Samiyah?
The median age of a living American named Samiyah is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 18 years old.
Is Samiyah still popular?
Not especially. Samiyah has been declining since its 2011 peak and registered 126 births in 2025.
Where is Samiyah most common?
Samiyah has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1982Peak 20112025
Peak year
2011
Decline from peak
63.3%
2025
126
All-time
5,255
Where it lives now
Samiyah is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 2.9× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Samiyah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.