The first name Samiyah
A girl’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Derived from Arabic سَامِيَة (sāmiya).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Samiyah, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2002, with 29 births (#822).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Samiyah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Samiyah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 126 girls born in the United States were named Samiyah, the 1,650th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 343 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Samiyah in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Arabic girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Samiyah mean?
- Derived from Arabic سَامِيَة (sāmiya).
- What is the origin of the name Samiyah?
- Derived from Arabic سَامِيَة (sāmiya).
- How popular is the name Samiyah?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Samiyah, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2002, with 29 births.
- Is Samiyah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,255 US babies named Samiyah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Samiyah most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 343 babies were named Samiyah, its highest rank at 789th.