Samya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning elevated or lofty in rank.
Babies a year
50
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Samya by the numbers
Samya was given to 50 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 232 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Samya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Samiyaelevated, exalted135 in the US (2017)
- Samialofty; elevated117 in the US (2017)
- Sayafine sand or yarn10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sanyarefined or diminished; from Sanskrit san (without)31 in the US (2017)
- Satyatruth; honesty; righteousness22 in the US (2017)
- Samyahlofty; exalted; feminine form of Samiy20 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Samya
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