Samiyah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Samiyah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Samiyah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Samiyah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Samiyah is a girl name of Arabic origin meaning “elevated, exalted”. A variant of Samia.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,255 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 360 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Samiyah per year, United States (1982 to 2025). United States peaked in 2011 (343/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2002 (29/yr).
Samiyah is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2011, when it ranked #1,474 nationally (given to 351 babies that year).
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