UK girl's name
Samha
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1999. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Samha is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Samha popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1999 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3225, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 4 births.
This profile covers 4 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 1999 to 1999. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Samha is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 4 living people in the UK are called Samha. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2000 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Samha ranked #3225 for girls in England and Wales in 1999, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 4 girls were registered as Samha.
- • About 4 living people in the UK are estimated to have Samha as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3225
1999
Births in 1999
4
Latest year
Peak year
1999
4 births
Estimated living
4
2026
Decades
Samha by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Samha was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #3225 | 4 | 1 |
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FAQ
Samha: questions and answers
How popular is the name Samha in the UK right now?
In 1999, Samha was ranked #3225 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Samha most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 4 babies registered as Samha in England and Wales.
How many people are called Samha in the UK?
A total of 4 babies have been registered as Samha across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.