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Samia

Meaning
Elevated, exalted, sublime
Origin
Arabic — سامية, feminine of سامٍ 'high'

Girl's name · #2478 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Samia reached #1545 in 2005 and has eased to #2478 since. About 3,600 girls have carried it since 1951.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#944 in Ecuador (2025) · #999 in Austria (2025) · #1,247 in France (2025) · #1,468 in Belgium (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,752 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,605 in Canada (2024).

Famous Samias

In stories & tradition

What Samias become

Among 120 notable people named Samia:

Entertainers appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Samia Gamal, Egyptian belly dancer and actress (1924–1994).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Samiyah (#1650) and Samiya (#2212), Samia would rank around #925 with about 280 births last year — the newborns split about 44/30/26 across Samiyah, Samiya, and Samia.

Similar names: Samiya · Alea · Samirah · Tamia · Aleigha · Rania

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