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Samariya

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Pronounced suh-MAIR-ee-uh /səˈmɛriə/Medium

Meaning: Samariya is a modern given-name spelling of Samaria, the biblical region and city in ancient Israel. The place name derives from the Hebrew Shomron, linked to the idea of a watch-mountain, giving the name a scriptural, geographic root.Low

In 30 seconds: Samariya is a respelling of the biblical place Samaria, tied to the Hebrew Shomron (said suh-MAIR-ee-uh). It stayed rare, peaking around 2008.
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Origin LowHebrew
MeaningSamariya is a modern given-name spelling of Samaria, the biblical region and city in ancient Israel. The place name derives from the Hebrew Shomron, linked to the idea of a watch-mountain, giving the name a scriptural, geographic root.
U.S. rank (2023)#12002 ↗ Rising
2023 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2008
Total births (all-time)≈ 111

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200820032023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Samariya takes its sound from Samaria, the biblical region whose Hebrew name Shomron is linked to a watch-mountain. As a first name it reads as a scriptural, place-inspired choice with a soft modern ending.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 2008. A girl named Samariya then is a teenager today.

Did you know? Samariya fits the two-thousands trend of drawing girls' names from biblical places and the flowing -iya ending, alongside names like Samara and Amariya.
Overall data confidence 36%
References - Samariya — Respelling of biblical Samaria; Hebrew Shomron

Variations

SamariaSamariyahSamarya

Nicknames

SamMari

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Samaria— the biblical place it respells
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Amariya— a related -iya ending name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Samariya mean?

It is a respelling of Samaria, a biblical region and city whose Hebrew name Shomron is linked to a watch-mountain.

How do you pronounce Samariya?

It is said suh-MAIR-ee-uh /səˈmɛriə/, four syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Samariya a boy or girl name?

Samariya is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Samariya?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.

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