Saamiya
Girl · SAH-mee-ya · Arabic
Saamiya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “elevated, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saamiya mean?
Arabic: spelling of Samiya; feminine of Sami
“elevated, exalted”
The feminine of Sami, from an Arabic root meaning to be high or lofty.
- Say it
- SAH-mee-ya
Meaning borrowed from Samiya.
Is Saamiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Saamiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Saamiya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 10 girls.
Saamiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
How popular is Saamiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Saamiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saamiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
Names like Saamiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safiya Safa Aaliyah Sumayyah Summer Safia Aliya Habiba Safaa Salma Zainab Humaira
Names related to Saamiya
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