The baby name Saman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-man (/ˈsɑːmən/),suh-MAHN (/səˈmɑːn/).
Saman is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Saman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-man (/ˈsɑːmən/),suh-MAHN (/səˈmɑːn/).
Saman is Persian in Origin.
Saman is a cross-cultural given name with several roots. In Persian (Sāmān, سامان) it is a masculine name meaning order, provision, and prosperity, from a noun for household goods and well-being. In Sinhala (සමන්) it names the guardian deity Saman, venerated at Sri Pada/Adam’s Peak, and is common for men in Sri Lanka. In Arabic/Syriac contexts, Samaan/Semaan - often anglicized as Saman - corresponds to Simon (from Hebrew Shim‘on, “he has heard”). In South Asia the spelling Saman is also used for women, influenced by Persian/Urdu sāmān “adornment; possessions,” giving it a poetic sense of treasures or finery.
Attested since the 8th–10th centuries through Saman Khuda, eponym of the Samanid dynasty, the Persian form has long-standing historical prestige. Today Saman appears across Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, and the Arab Levant. Variants and related forms include Sāmān, Samaan, Semaan, Simaan, and feminine Persian Samaneh; short forms may be Sam.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #33 | 3 | 2,021 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #34 | 6,007 | 13,071 |
| IQ | 0 | #41 | 112 | 3,533 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #47 | 31 | 3,375 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #72 | 4,093 | 10,162 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #90 | 5 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #99 | 8 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| KW | 0 | #118 | 4 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #123 | 9 | 3,473 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #138 | 3 | 2,158 | |
| IR | 0 | #147 | 90 | 4,221 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #170 | 5 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2017 | #189 | 2 | 1,544 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #254 | 14 | 6,912 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #268 | 7 | 3,535 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #273 | 25 | 7,909 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #279 | 11 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #282 | 35 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #285 | 11 | 10,560 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #288 | 238 | 11,303 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2017 | #291 | 6 | 3,011 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #301 | 25 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #310 | 10 | 9,639 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #322 | 450 | 18,093 |
| Canada | Boys | 2009 | #324 | 5 | 2,429 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #332 | 8 | 7,570 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #347 | 193 | 8,334 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #347 | 31 | 7,057 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #352 | 7 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #359 | 38 | 15,987 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #375 | 462 | 18,755 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2017 | #392 | 5 | 2,842 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #392 | 36 | 2,041 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #400 | 7 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| France | Girls | 2015 | #411 | 3 | 3,223 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #413 | 30 | 2,180 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #417 | 99 | 19,177 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #423 | 23 | 10,523 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #482 | 72 | 20,968 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #498 | 56 | 17,937 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #522 | 27 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #524 | 12 | 12,703 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #562 | 15 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #581 | 27 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #606 | 26 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #631 | 52 | 3,552 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #659 | 70 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #661 | 37 | 17,960 |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #728 | 208 | 25,931 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #750 | 356 | 22,615 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #763 | 190 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #767 | 115 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #779 | 108 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #835 | 117 | 5,873 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #901 | 867 | 28,008 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 28 | 16,906 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| United States | Girls | 2006 | #938 | 5 | 10,031 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #943 | 17 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #956 | 46 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #999 | 113 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,003 | 209 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,067 | 413 | 10,046 |
| MA | 0 | #1,101 | 28 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,148 | 29 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,406 | 41 | 9,415 |
Saman is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:
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