MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samay mean?
Sanskrit samaya denotes an appointed time, opportunity or occasion. In modern Hindi it is the ordinary word for time, giving the name a direct connection with moments and occasions.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
समय
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samay in Indian usage
11,577 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 761 records (6.6%).
- Recorded as male: 10,816 records (93.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 681 |
| 1950s | 1,198 |
| 1960s | 1,922 |
| 1970s | 2,057 |
| 1980s | 2,775 |
| 1990s | 2,651 |
| Other decades | 293 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,518 |
| Rajasthan | 3,150 |
| Haryana | 1,744 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,438 |
| Delhi | 849 |
| Uttarakhand | 423 |
| Odisha | 211 |
| Other states | 244 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Samay / M | 9 | 2,440 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Samay; Table_6, C2625 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samay; Table_6, C2625
- Monier-Williams, samaya, p. 1164,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.