Samay
Boy · Sanskrit
Samay is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “time”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Samay mean?
Sanskrit
“time”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Samay a girl's or a boy's name?
Samay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Samay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Samay, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Samay of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Samay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Samay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Samay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 115% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Samay, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. It first appears in the records in 1998.
2025 had the most boys named Samay of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Samay in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 31% of the babies named Samay in the US were girls.
Samay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
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