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Samia

Girl

Origin of the name

Samia is an Arabic name, the feminine of Sami, “high, exalted.”

Rising name

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Samia peaked in 2006, when 1 baby in 28,258 was given the name. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 2458. 31% of all babies named Samia since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
3,580births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 1552rank at its peak, in 2006

Where babies named Samia are born

2006

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The darker the blue, the more common Samia is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Samia is most common in New York (3.2 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Mayte · Noelani · Rian · Lilli · Ania · Aniah

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