Samarra vs Samantha

Side-by-side comparison of Samarra and Samantha — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Samarra

Girl name · Rank #15728

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Metric Samarra Samantha
Current Rank #15728 #127
Total Births (all years) 419 590,854
Peak Year 2004 1990
Peak Year Births 43 25,868
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samarra Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss — 11,029
1970ss 10 28,913
1980ss 11 121,126
1990ss 30 224,020
2000ss 242 134,310
2010ss 109 56,922
2020ss 17 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samarra Samantha
2014 11 5,735
2015 7 5,347
2016 10 4,955
2017 6 4,332
2018 8 3,923
2019 6 3,369
2020 — 2,955
2021 7 2,599
2022 5 2,603
2023 — 2,368
2024 5 2,221

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2024.

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