MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samia mean?
Samia is the feminine Arabic name sāmiya, conveying loftiness or elevation. Its root concerns rising, giving the name the figurative sense of an exalted position.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सामिया
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سامية
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samia in Indian usage
931 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 242 |
| 1980s | 388 |
| 1990s | 163 |
| Other decades | 138 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 931 |
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 | Samia / F | 10 | 2,605 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Samia; Table_6, C2757 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samia; Table_6, C2757
- Wiktionary: سامي sāmī ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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