Sama is an Arabic name that means "sky" or "heaven", from the word sama', and it is used across the Arab world for girls. In Sanskrit the same syllables mean "equal" or "calm", and the Sama Veda is one of the four sacred Hindu texts, so the name also appears in South Asian families. Sama has moved up from number 2804 in 2015 to number 1221 in 2025, its best rank on record in the United States.