Given name
Samiya
“one who is exalted”
Samiya is a variant of Samya. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Samiya is a variant of Samya. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Samiya is a variant of Samya. An origin associated with Samya is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Samiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,096
- 0 boys · 4,096 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 264 babies
- 2025
- 84
- #2,212 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 84 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,212 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 264 in 2011. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,975 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 Samiya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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