Kaya vs Samiha
Kaya and Samihacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Kaya was ranked #792 and Samiha #3705 among girls in England and Wales.
Kaya and Samiha over time
Kaya and Samiha appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Kaya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Samiha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kaya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samiha in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Kaya and Samiha were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #792 and #3705.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kaya #414 in 2001, Samiha #630 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Kaya held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Samiha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kaya #414 in 2001, Samiha #630 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaya #792, Samiha #3705.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Kaya | Samiha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #792 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kaya has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Samiha.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Kaya
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #415 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2000–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Samiha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1031 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #630 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls