Sameh
Sameh is an Arabic surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Sameh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sameh is an Arabic surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Sameh
The earliest SSA record of Sameh as a baby boy name dates back to 1995, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Sameh — #7,971 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Samehs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 43 Samehs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sameh
Sameh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Sameh's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #7,971. Use the chart and map above to compare Sameh'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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