NameTides

Sama

Sama was the #1,219 girls' name in the US in 2025 (186 babies), and #473 in England & Wales and #450 in Canada.

Sama as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sama as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandUS
Sama as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,219 (186)#473 (84)#387 (8)—#718 (4)#450 (68)
2024#1,374 (165)#751 (50)#790 (3)#337 (4)—#503 (59)
2023#1,762 (116)#865 (41)———#789 (35)
2022#1,710 (122)#839 (42)#760 (3)—#747 (4)#993 (26)
2021#1,801 (112)#860 (41)———#799 (36)
2020#2,170 (83)#969 (35)———#942 (28)
2019#1,961 (99)#1,095 (31)#765 (3)——#730 (40)
2018#2,275 (80)#1,272 (26)———#1,567 (14)
2017#1,976 (100)#1,457 (22)———#1,269 (19)
2016#2,247 (85)#1,241 (27)——#750 (4)#1,230 (20)
2015#2,773 (63)#1,240 (27)———#1,363 (17)
2014#2,371 (77)#940 (39)———#1,077 (24)
2013#2,706 (64)#1,177 (29)———#950 (28)
2012#3,040 (55)#1,387 (23)———#1,194 (21)
2011#3,407 (47)#1,269 (25)#810 (3)——#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,219.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1983.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sama is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,400 to 1 in 9,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sama by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: #553MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #774NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #997CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,190TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Sama (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#35236
Quebec2025#38513

Sama (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SamaCanadaGirls#45068
SamaEngland & WalesGirls#47384
SamaIrelandGirls#7184
SamaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SamaScotlandGirls#3878
SamaUSGirls#1,219186
SamaUSBoys#10,6956