Given name
Samina
“a healthy woman”
Samina is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “a healthy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a healthy woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Samina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 712
- 0 boys · 712 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,510 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,510 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,752 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.
Samina’s family of names
Samina has a related form in Sameena. Samina has a related form in Sameana. Samina has a related form in Sameina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Samina
- Samina AliIndian-born U.S. writerborn 1969
- Samina AhmadPakistani actressborn 1946
- Samina PeerzadaPakistani actressborn 1955
- Samina BaigAthlete / Mountaineerborn 1990
- Samina RajaPakistani poet, writer1961–2012
- Samina Khalid GhurkiPakistani politicianborn 1956
- Samina Khanpoliticianborn 1970
- Samina NoorPakistani politicianborn 1986
- Samina ChowdhuryBangladeshi singerborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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