Samaya
The samaya, is a set of vows or precepts given to initiates of an esoteric Vajrayana Buddhist order as part of the abhiṣeka ceremony that creates a bond between the guru and disciple.
Meaning & Origin of Samaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The samaya, is a set of vows or precepts given to initiates of an esoteric Vajrayana Buddhist order as part of the abhiṣeka ceremony that creates a bond between the guru and disciple.
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The Story of Samaya
Samaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 221 Samayas were born — ranking #1,157 that year. As of 2026, Samaya ranks #2,057 for baby girls with 95 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 3K Samayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Samaya
Samaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Samaya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,157. Use the chart and map above to compare Samaya'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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