Girls' name · since 1972
Samarah
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 2,051 babies named Samarah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,051
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samarah currently ranks #2976 among girls' names in America, with 2,051 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Samarah recorded 2,051 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #2976 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,976 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,051 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samarah ranks #4,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,976 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,051 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,051
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samarah's 2,051 recorded births place it above 93.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Samarah compares
2,051 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Samarah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samarah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,051 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samarah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Samarah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (776 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Samarah's strongest decade.
776 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Samarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
776 births
- 2010s
2010s
724 births
- 2020s
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 776 births (38% of all-time use).
How Samarah 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 Samarah's total volume
Samarah by state
Where Samarah concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 269 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 208 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 125 | 6.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 124 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 45 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 15 | 0.7% |
269 of 2,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Samarah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samarah's data
- Samarah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (776 total births) through the 2020s (416) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Samarahs (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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samarah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Samarah 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.