Samiha
Girl · sa-MEE-ha · Arabic
Samiha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “generous, forgiving”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Samiha mean?
Arabic
“generous, forgiving”
- Say it
- sa-MEE-ha
Is Samiha a girl's or a boy's name?
Samiha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Samiha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Samiha, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 46 girls.
Half of all the girls named Samiha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were given Samiha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,106, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
- Samiha 6
- Sameeha 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Samiha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 33 | #1,040 |
| 2008 | 30 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 41 | #848 |
| 2006 | 42 | #798 |
| 2005 | 32 | #918 |
| 2004 | 25 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 46 | #675 |
| 2002 | 43 | #676 |
| 2001 | 31 | #832 |
| 2000 | 26 | #925 |
| 1999 | 27 | #893 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
How popular is Samiha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Samiha, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Samiha than any year since 1992.
Half of all the girls named Samiha in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Samiha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Names like Samiha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Aaliyah Sumayyah Safiya Hiba Hafsa Halima Salma Sabiha Safia Zainab Khadija
Other spellings of Samiha
Names related to Samiha
Sama Samiya Samia Samah Saima Samaa Samiyah Sami Samya Samiah Sammi
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