Girls' name · since 1976
Samarra
419 babies named Samarra in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samarra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 419 recorded since 1976.
Samarra has 419 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1976 to 2024.
- #13,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 419 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samarra ranks #13,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 419 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samarra's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Samarra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samarra's full recorded timeline at 2008, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samarra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Samarra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (242 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Samarra's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Samarra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 242 births (58% of all-time use).
Samarra by state
Where Samarra concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.2% |
11 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Samarra's data
- Samarra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Samarras (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Samarra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Samarra 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.