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Samaya

Girl

Meaning of Samaya: Sanskrit: 'peaceful or tranquil'

Samaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1707th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1707

116 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,164

First recorded 1980 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 74 babies2003: 76 babies2004: 90 babies2005: 106 babies2006: 170 babies2007: 221 babies2008: 195 babies2009: 177 babies2010: 121 babies20102011: 211 babies2012: 200 babies2013: 143 babies2014: 112 babies2015: 117 babies2016: 123 babies2017: 121 babies2018: 88 babies2019: 81 babies2020: 86 babies20202021: 96 babies2022: 80 babies2023: 86 babies2024: 99 babies2025: 116 babies
US babies named Samaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 221.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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