Saman
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #6,067 in 2001
0 babies were named Saman in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1982–2025
US births per million boys, 1979–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistorySaman first shows up in US birth records in 1979, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 46 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 2001, when it reached #6,067.
About the name Saman
Saman is a gender-neutral name of Persian origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-man”. US birth records list Saman for girls from 1982 to 2006, in 16 of those 25 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #6,067 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2006, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Persian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 | 800,000 girls |
| 1990s | 3.0 | 331,126 girls |
| 2000s | 3.7 | 271,318 girls |
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2 | 192,308 boys |
| 1980s | 4.3 | 233,100 boys |
| 1990s | 4.6 | 216,450 boys |
| 2000s | 2.7 | 369,004 boys |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 393,701 boys |
| 2020s | 0.7 | 1,428,571 boys |
More Persian names
- Unisex name: Arya · noble
- Girl name: Jasmine · jasmine flower
- Boy name: Cyrus · possibly sun
- Girl name: Jazmin · jasmine
- Boy name: Dario · possessing good
- Boy name: Darius · possessing good
- Girl name: Jazmyn · jasmine
- Girl name: Zeina · beauty
Questions about the name Saman
What is the origin of the name Saman?
Saman has Persian roots in our records. Other Persian names include Arya, Jasmine, Cyrus.
Is Saman a boy or girl name?
Both. Saman is used for boys and girls.
How popular is the name Saman?
Saman is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2006. It peaked at #6,067 in 2001.