US rank #2224 Girls' name Peak 2020 1,566 births

Samaira — #2224 US girls' name

1,566 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.

1990s422000s2472010s7882020s489
#2224
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Samaira was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

120 babies were named Samaira in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,566 babies named Samaira between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samaira currently holds the #2224 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 120 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samaira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 788 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Samaira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 258 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Samaira in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samaira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,566 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Samaira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,566

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2020

120 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,224

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Samaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
120
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
050100150 202420202016201220082004200019961993 7

Samaira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
788 births that decade — 50% of Samaira's all-time total
1990s422000s2472010s7882020s489

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
258 16.5%
#2 New York
143 9.1%
#3 Texas
119 7.6%
#4 New Jersey
101 6.4%
#5 Washington
35 2.2%
#6 Virginia
30 1.9%
#7 Florida
27 1.7%
#8 Georgia
25 1.6%
California share of Samaira's total US births 16.5%
Even split

258 of 1,566 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?
1,566 babies have been named Samaira since 1993. It currently ranks #2224 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 120 births.
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 (258 births), New York (143 births), Texas (119 births).
How long has the name Samaira been used?
Samaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.