Samia

Samia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Samia first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 57 babies (rank #580 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Samia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Samia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

762

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Samia

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	21	#999
1997	37	#668
1998	30	#780
1999	18	#1,143
2000	30	#774
2001	39	#669
2002	36	#734
2003	43	#678
2004	52	#598
2005	57	#580
2006	47	#675
2007	57	#620
2008	46	#764
2009	51	#723
2010	42	#859
2011	30	#1,144
2012	29	#1,181
2013	34	#1,070
2014	31	#1,149
2015	16	#1,845
2016	16	#1,907

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#999

1997

#668

1998

#780

1999

#1,143

2000

#774

2001

#669

2002

#734

2003

#678

2004

#598

2005

#580

2006

#675

2007

#620

2008

#764

2009

#723

2010

#859

2011

#1,144

2012

#1,181

2013

#1,070

2014

#1,149

2015

#1,845

2016

#1,907

Numerology of Samia

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Samia

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