Is Sama a boy or girl name?

Sama is a girl’s name. Of the 1,819 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.7% were girls and 0.3% were boys.

Sama

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Sama was most popular in 2025, when 192 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,276 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,276, with 192 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,819 people named Sama.

Sama over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sama’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sama a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sama is a girl’s name — 99.7% of the 1,819 Americans given it were girls and 0.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sama

Where Sama is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org