Samaa

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Samaa: Recorded since 2002, it reached #1,865 in 2015, and it stood at #3,695 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#1865highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2002–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#3409
2006	#4157
2008	#3005
2009	#2326
2010	#4688
2011	#3185
2012	#4171
2013	#3536
2014	#4003
2015	#1865
2016	#2547
2017	#3229
2018	#3178
2019	#4686
2021	#2711
2022	#3970
2023	#5687
2024	#3695

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 18 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #3409 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #1865 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Samaa 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 Samaa in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	25	4 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	70	10 of 10	7
2020s	23	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

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

Samaa 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 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1865 in England and Wales in 2015.

Samaa'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	#3695	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3970	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2711	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4686	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3178	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3229	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2547	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1865	15	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#4003	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#3536	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4171	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3185	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4688	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2326	10	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3005	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#4157	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#3409	4	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 2002 and 2024, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,865, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 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.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
12 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,695position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 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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Samah · #909, 29y
Samaira · #834, 28y

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.

Almira · #1865, 22y
Angel-Rose · #1865, 18y
Raissa · #1866, 15y
Rhema · #1864, 23y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Nurah · #1866, 12y
Raissa · #1866, 15y
Sienna-Grace · #1866, 16y
Tuana · #1864, 22y

Samaa 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 Samaa without appearing here.

Samaa moved ahead of

Tyler Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4686 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2711 and #5581.
Jayden Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3536 and #3536 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3178 and #5666.
Carol Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3536 and #3160 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #1865 and #4103.
Finlay Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3005 and #3005 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #2326 and #4564.

Moved ahead of Samaa

Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3536 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #4003 and #1628.
Francis Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2711 and #4634 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3970 and #2488.
Eabha Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2547 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #3229 and #2201.
Arlo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3229 and #3583 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3178 and #2340.

Moved the opposite way to Samaa

Blake Compare
Between 2009 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaa went from #2326 to #3695 while Blake went from #3936 to #432.

Moved the same way as Samaa

Kristin Compare
Between 2002 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaa went from #3409 to #5687 and Kristin from #2868 to #5687.
Tracey Compare
Between 2002 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Samaa went from #3409 to #5687 and Tracey from #1530 to #5687.

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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 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1865 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Samaa

Samaa at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Samaa by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Samaa at a glance

Samaa by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

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