Unisex name · since 1990
Samari
1,499 babies named Samari in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,499
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samari currently ranks #3148 among unisex names in America, with 1,499 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samari has been recorded 1,499 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #3148 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,148 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,499 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samari ranks #5,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,148 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,499 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,499
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samari's 1,499 recorded births place it above 92.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Samari compares
1,499 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Samari's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,499 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samari splits its recorded history at 2008: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Samari popularity over time - boys
699 total births recorded since 1998 (Samari as boys' name)
Samari by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (570 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Samari's strongest decade.
570 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Samari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
570 births
- 2010s
2010s
502 births
- 2020s
2020s
330 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 570 births (38% of all-time use).
How Samari 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 Samari's total volume
Samari by state
Where Samari concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 131 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 104 | 6.9% |
| #3 | California | | 69 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 45 | 3.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.1% |
131 of 1,499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Samari appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samari's data
- Samari's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (570 total births) through the 2020s (330) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Samaris (131 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Samari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Samari 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.