Samih
Samih is an Arabic masculine given name and a surname. The feminine form of the given name is Samiha. Notable people with the name Samih include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Samih
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samih is an Arabic masculine given name and a surname. The feminine form of the given name is Samiha. Notable people with the name Samih include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Samih
American parents first put Samih on the record books as a baby boy name in 1998, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 9 Samihs were born — ranking #8,158 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 60% of all recorded Samihs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 47 Samihs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Samih
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About the name Samih
Samih is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Samih's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #8,158. Use the chart and map above to compare Samih'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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