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Samia

“Elevated, exalted, sublime” — Arabic (سامية, feminine of سامٍ 'high') origin

Girl's name · #2458 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Samia has appeared in US records since 1951 — best rank #1539 (2005) · 3,580 babies named Samia all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 girls in Austria (2025).

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

Famous Samias

• Samia Suluhu Hassan — President of Tanzania since 2021
• Samia Yusuf Omar — Somali athlete (1991-2012)
• Samia al-Amoudi — Saudi Arabian physician
• Samia Nkrumah — Ghanaian journalist and politician
• Samia Gamal — Egyptian belly dancer and actress (1924–1994)

In stories & tradition

• Samia — naiad

What Samias become

Among 116 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).

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