Samiya is the feminine form of the Arabic Sami and means "exalted" or "sublime", a quality name that is popular across the Middle East and South Asia. Its flowing sound fits well with Aaliyah and Samira, which helped it in the United States. Samiya broke into the top 1000 in 2011 at number 973, its best rank, and has since slipped back to number 2212 in 2025 with 84 births.