Is Samaya a boy or girl name?
Samaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 99 girls and 0 boys were named Samaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,046 US babies named Samaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,988
- Babies named Samaya since 1980
- 3,046
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 221 babies
Boys and girls named Samaya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,988 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,203 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,339 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,040 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,130 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,269 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,158 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,760 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,727 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,791 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,827 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,538 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,219 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,162 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,735 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,351 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,280 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,161 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,848 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,037 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,256 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,247 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,306 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,326 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,178 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,544 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,197 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,668 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,329 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,282 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,744 |
Highest rank
Samaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,161 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Samaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.