Girls' name · since 1993

Samaira

1,658 babies named Samaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,349 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,061 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,658
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade

1,658 babies have been named Samaira since 1993, making it today's #2061 girls' name.

Samaira has 1,658 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2061 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.

  • #5,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,061 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,658 born since 1993
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samaira ranks #5,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,061 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,658 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,349 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,061 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,658
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88%
Samaira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Samaira's 1,658 recorded births place it above 92.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Samaira compares

1,658 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Samaira's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Samaira Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,658 376 567,345
Peak-year births 120 21 19,840

Samaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Samaira's full recorded timeline at 2010, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Samaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
120
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
050100150 199319992003200720112015201920232025 92

Samaira by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (788 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Samaira's strongest decade.

788 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Samaira births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 788 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Samaira compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Samaira's total volume

Samaira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -53, 5.6%-61, 3.8%-36, 6.8%-83, 4.3%-27, 5.9%-41, 6.1%-77, 5.4%-50, 4.6%-30, 9.2%-80, 10.9%-77, 8.5%-74, 5.4%-99, 2.3%-111, 2.5%-79, 3.1%Samaira-33, 7.2%Samaira
Samaira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Samaira by state

Where Samaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Samaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
269 16.2%
#2 New York
152 9.2%
#3 Texas
132 8.0%
#4 New Jersey
109 6.6%
#5 Washington
43 2.6%
#6 Virginia
35 2.1%
#7 Florida
34 2.1%
#8 Georgia
25 1.5%
California share of Samaira's total US births 16.2%
Even split

269 of 1,658 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Samaira appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samaira? ▼
1,658 babies have been named Samaira since 1993. All-time, it sits at #5,349 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,061 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 120 births.
Where does Samaira sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samaira ranks #5,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,061 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Samaira most popular? ▼
Samaira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 788 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Samaira most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Samaira are California (269 births), New York (152 births), Texas (132 births).
How long has the name Samaira been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Samaira since 1993 -- 33 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Samaira? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Samaira's data

  • Samaira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (788 total births) through the 2020s (581) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Samairas (269 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Samaira

Nearby Names Like Samaira

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Samaira

Samantha Girl
#151 592,847 births
Samara Girl
#320 22,764 births
Samira Girl
#723 8,875 births
Sammie Girl
#4356 7,833 births
Samiyah Girl
#1648 5,255 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Samaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Samaira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.