Saman
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sah-MAHN
- Origin
- Persian
Saman is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “jasmine”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saman mean?
Persian: Persian word name
“jasmine”
Persian for 'jasmine'; it is used mainly for boys in Iran and for girls in Pakistan.
Is Saman a girl's or a boy's name?
Saman is a girls' name.
How popular is Saman in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2011, 64% of the babies named Saman in the UK were girls.
Saman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Saman in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Saman in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
Names like Saman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Safa Saba Maham Salma Sumayyah Safaa Zainab Hibah Yasmin Farah Hiba
Names related to Saman
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saman, updated 20 October 2026.