Sameya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-MAY-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Sameya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “elevated, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sameya mean?
Arabic: variant of Samiya or Sumayya
“elevated, exalted”
Probably a spelling of Samiya or Sumayya; Sumayya bint Khayyat is remembered as the first martyr of Islam.
Is Sameya a girl's or a boy's name?
Sameya is a girls' name.
How popular is Sameya 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 5 girls.
Sameya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
Names like Sameya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Safiya, Aaliyah, Safia, Summer, Sumayyah, Safaa, Salma, Habiba, Samira, Sabiha, Humaira
Names related to Sameya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sameya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sameya, updated 20 October 2026.