Sama
#4,760 most common girls' name of all time · #8,082 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1983–2025
Rank among girls
#4,760
Rank overall
#8,082 of 105,966
First appeared
1983
Years on the list
34 of 146
All-time
1,819
Since 2016
1,154
Peak year
2025 #1,221
Best rank
#1,221 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 192/yr
Sama first appears in 1983. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 186 | 6 | 192 | #1,221 |
| 2024 | 165 | — | 165 | #1,374 |
| 2023 | 116 | — | 116 | #1,768 |
| 2022 | 122 | — | 122 | #1,717 |
| 2021 | 112 | — | 112 | #1,808 |
| 2020 | 83 | — | 83 | #2,187 |
| 2019 | 99 | — | 99 | #1,968 |
| 2018 | 80 | — | 80 | #2,289 |
| 2017 | 100 | — | 100 | #1,985 |
| 2016 | 85 | — | 85 | #2,265 |
| 2015 | 63 | — | 63 | #2,794 |
| 2014 | 77 | — | 77 | #2,384 |
| 2013 | 64 | — | 64 | #2,719 |
| 2012 | 55 | — | 55 | #3,075 |
| 2011 | 47 | — | 47 | #3,428 |
| 2010 | 52 | — | 52 | #3,184 |
| 2009 | 34 | — | 34 | #4,432 |
| 2008 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,609 |
| 2007 | 32 | — | 32 | #4,634 |
| 2006 | 28 | — | 28 | #5,030 |
| 2005 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,913 |
| 2004 | 26 | — | 26 | #5,014 |
| 2003 | 27 | — | 27 | #4,756 |
| 2002 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,580 |
| 2001 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,491 |
| 2000 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,329 |
| 1999 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,938 |
| 1998 | 18 | — | 18 | #5,743 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,479 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,636 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,317 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,115 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,428 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,990 |