Girls' name · since 1952
Samaria
4,511 babies named Samaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,883 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,511
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,511 babies have been named Samaria since 1952, making it today's #1883 girls' name.
Samaria has 4,511 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1883 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #2,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,883 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,511 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samaria ranks #2,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,883 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,511 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,883 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,511
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samaria's 4,511 recorded births place it above 96.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Samaria compares
4,511 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Samaria's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samaria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,511 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samaria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samaria splits its recorded history at 1995: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 241 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samaria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Samaria by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,775 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Samaria's strongest decade.
1,775 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Samaria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 140
1970s
140 births
- 1980s 203
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
732 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,775 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,061 births
- 2020s 556
2020s
556 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,775 births (39% of all-time use).
How Samaria 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 Samaria's total volume
Samaria by state
Where Samaria concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 399 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 338 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 321 | 7.1% |
| #4 | California | | 301 | 6.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 220 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 150 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 135 | 3.0% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 125 | 2.8% |
399 of 4,511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Samaria appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samaria's data
- Samaria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,775 total births); usage has since declined to 556 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Samarias (399 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 Samaria: 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 (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Samaria 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.