Girls' name · since 1998
Samariah
347 babies named Samariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samariah currently ranks #11383 among girls' names in America, with 347 babies recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samariah has been recorded 347 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #11383 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #14,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,383 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 347 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samariah ranks #14,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,383 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 347 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samariah's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Samariah compares
347 48th percentile among 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
Samariah's all-time total is 8% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samariah splits its recorded history at 2011: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samariah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Samariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (146 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Samariah's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Samariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 146 births (42% of all-time use).
Samariah by state
Where Samariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Samariah's data
- Samariah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Samariahs (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Samariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Samariah 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.