Boys' name · since 1993
Samaj
Samaj has 378 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,338 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
378 babies have been named Samaj since 1993, making it today's #6000 boys' name.
Samaj has 378 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6000 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, 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.
- #9,338 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 378 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samaj ranks #9,338 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 378 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,338 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samaj's 378 recorded births place it above 79.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Samaj compares
378 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Samaj's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samaj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 378 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samaj's full recorded timeline at 2012, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samaj popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Samaj popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 2007 (Samaj as girls' name)
Samaj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Samaj's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Samaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (43% of all-time use).
Samaj by state
Where Samaj concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
38 of 378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Samaj's data
- Samaj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Samajs (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
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 Samaj 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.