Saamia
Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.
Meaning & Origin of Saamia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.
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The Story of Saamia
Saamia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 6 Saamias were born — ranking #13,154 that year. As of 2026, Saamia ranks #14,501 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Saamias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Saamia
Saamia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Saamia's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #13,154. Use the chart and map above to compare Saamia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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