Boys' name · since 1982
Samario
Samario has 18 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
18 boys have been named Samario since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Samario recorded 18 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1988.
- #29,859 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samario ranks #29,859 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Samario's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Samario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samario's full recorded timeline at 1987, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samario popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1988
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Samario by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Samario's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Samario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samario: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1982–1988 (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 Samario 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.