Sama Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2738
1998	#3142
2000	#2416
2001	#2783
2002	#2868
2003	#2191
2004	#2802
2005	#1796
2006	#1748
2007	#1234
2008	#1302
2009	#1248
2010	#1332
2011	#1269
2012	#1387
2013	#1177
2014	#940
2015	#1240
2016	#1241
2017	#1457
2018	#1272
2019	#1095
2020	#969
2021	#860
2022	#839
2023	#865
2024	#751

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #337 in Northern Ireland in 2024.

Sama's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#751	50	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	female	#865	41	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#839	42	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#860	41	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#969	35	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#1095	31	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#1272	26	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#1457	22	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#1241	27	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#1240	27	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#940	39	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#1177	29	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#1387	23	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#1269	25	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#1332	23	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#1248	24	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#1302	22	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#1234	22	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#1748	13	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#1796	12	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#2802	6	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#2191	8	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#2868	5	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#2783	5	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#2416	6	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#3142	4	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#2738	5	High	Demonstration data
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#337	4	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#718	4	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#750	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#790	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.