Samay is a rare variant of Sam that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Samay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,926 for boy births in the United States (and #6,279 across all names), given to 43 babies. Samay first appears in 1998 and peaked in 2025 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,926 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,383 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,319 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | #9,566 | #4,278 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,755 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,674 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,353 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #10,435 | #6,641 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #18,005 | #7,023 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #18,390 | #5,517 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #18,654 | #8,606 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #18,744 | #6,250 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,871 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,962 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,001 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,984 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,194 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,341 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,472 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,734 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,163 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,619 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,187 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,447 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,410 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,290 |