Given name
Samiha
“one who is generous; magnanimous”·“one who is exalted”
Samiha is a variant of Samihah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is generous; magnanimous.” Samiha is a variant of Samya. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Samiha is a variant of Samihah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is generous; magnanimous.” Samiha is a variant of Samya. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Samiha is a variant of Samihah. An origin associated with Samihah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Samiha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 536
- 0 boys · 536 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,844 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,844 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 905 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Samiha’s family of names
Samiha has a related form in Samya. Samiha has a related form in Samihah. Samiha has a related form in Samīḥ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Samiha
- Samiha KhalilPalestinian politician (1923-1999)
- Samiha AyverdiTurkish novelist and writer (1905–1993)
- Samiha AyoubEgyptian actress1932–2025
- Misha OmarMalaysian singer and actressborn 1982
- Samiha KhraisJordanian novelist, journalist and translatorborn 1956
- Samiha MohsenEgyptian swimmerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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