Samaya

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Samaya: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Samaya: Recorded since 1999, it reached #2,781 in 2006, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
26years from first to last
#2781highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1999	#3900
2001	#3262
2004	#4598
2005	#3382
2006	#2781
2007	#3667
2008	#3860
2009	#3031
2010	#4688
2011	#4764
2012	#4171
2013	#4739
2014	#3160
2015	#3252
2016	#2966
2017	#5765
2018	#3985
2021	#5581
2022	#2888
2023	#5687
2024	#5891

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 21 of the 26 years from 1999 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1999–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #2781 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Samaya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Samaya in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000sbusiest	36	7 of 10	5
2010s	47	9 of 10	5
2020s	17	4 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Samaya appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2781 in England and Wales in 2006.

Samaya's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2888	8	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3985	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2966	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#3252	7	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3160	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4171	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4688	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3031	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3860	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2781	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3262	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1999 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,781, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 2016.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
15 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,891position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2016Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Samay · #2282, 14y
Sameeha · #925, 27y
Sameer · #297, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hermela · #2781, 20y
Janina · #2781, 19y
Ilhaam · #2783, 18y
Kimia · #2783, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Benedicta · #2781, 15y
Janina · #2781, 19y
Kimia · #2783, 24y
Atalia · #2771, 14y

Samaya and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Samaya without appearing here.

Samaya moved ahead of

Ellinor Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4764 and #3185 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #4171 and #5876.
George Compare
In 2007 they stood at #4598 and #2802 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #3860 and #5545.
Jayden Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4739 and #3536 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3985 and #5666.
Finlay Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3860 and #3005 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #3031 and #4564.

Moved ahead of Samaya

Francis Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2966 and #3214 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2502.
Cecilie Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2888 and #5669 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #5687 and #2504.
Rory Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3252 and #5730 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2706.
Maren Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2888 and #4645 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #5687 and #2927.

Moved the opposite way to Samaya

Ada Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 while Ada went from #2189 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 while Alma went from #3225 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 while Alyssa went from #483 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 while Amalie went from #2770 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Samaya

Abigail Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 and Abigail from #20 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 and Aisling from #410 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaya went from #3900 to #5891 and Alex from #204 to #2253.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2781 in England and Wales in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Samaya

Samaya at a glance

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Popularity journey

Samaya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Samaya at a glance

Samaya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Samaya and the names beside it

Samaya moved ahead of

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