Girls' name · peaked in 2018
Samara name popularity since 1925
22,769 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Samara. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Samara is about 14 years old in 2026. Samara peaked in 2018 as the #256 name for girls, and it ranked #320 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,769
- Named Samara, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #320
- for girls in 2025 (957 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 22,764 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Samara made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Samara births per year, 1925–2025
2018 was the biggest year for Samara both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1999 and 2004, Samara became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 7,950 baby girls to 1 in 2,140.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 2,010 to 1 in 3,350.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Samara's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Samara.
Decade by decade
Babies named Samara in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 68 | 0 | #4,001 |
| 1960s | 180 | 0 | #3,379 |
| 1970s | 898 | 0 | #1,456 |
| 1980s | 1,082 | 0 | #1,320 |
| 1990s | 1,772 | 0 | #1,022 |
| 2000s | 5,967 | 0 | #380 |
| 2010s | 6,853 | 0 | #633 |
| 2020–25 | 5,939 | 5 | #320 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
49.5% of babies named Samara from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Samara is most popular
The index compares Samara's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Samara.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.02× | 1,476 |
| Arizona | 1.99× | 523 |
| Maryland | 1.62× | 502 |
| Texas | 1.56× | 2,486 |
| California | 1.49× | 3,191 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Samara and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Samara (this page) | 22,764 | 2018 |
| Samira | 8,875 | 2025 |
| Samarah | 2,051 | 2006 |
| Samaira | 1,658 | 2020 |
| Samyra | 1,128 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Samara's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Samara.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Samara (2018).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data