Sameena

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Sameena by the numbers

Sameena was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Sameena

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sameena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Saleenapeaceful or serene; a form of Salina17 in the US (2017)
  • Sareenanoble woman; a form of Sarina17 in the US (2017)
  • Sameeraentertaining companion, one who listens16 in the US (2017)
  • Sakeenacalm; peaceful; tranquil one9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sameehagenerous; magnanimous5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sameen7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Sameena

Names that are said the same way as Sameena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Saminahealthy; sound; feminine form of Samin20 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Sameena

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