Feminine dossier · first seen 1981
Samya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
232
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Samya
How many people are named Samya?
An estimated 2,817 living Americans are named Samya.
How rare is Samya?
Samya is very rare among babies today, with 26 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.8% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Samya?
The median age of a living American named Samya is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 21 years old.
Is Samya still popular?
Not especially. Samya has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 26 births in 2025.
Where is Samya most common?
Samya has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.
1981Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
88.8%
2025
26
All-time
2,854
Where it lives now
Samya is most concentrated in Georgia — about 2.3× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in North Carolina and Virginia.
States where Samya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.