Girls' name · since 1999

Samarya

38 babies named Samarya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#38,294 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Samarya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 38 have been recorded since 1999.

Social Security Administration records show Samarya recorded 38 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2009.

  • #38,294 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 38 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samarya ranks #38,294 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#38,294 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Samarya's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Samarya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Samarya splits its recorded history at 2007: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Samarya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
456789 199920032004200720082009 6

Samarya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 82% of the file).

2000s was Samarya's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.

Samarya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (82% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samarya?
38 babies have been named Samarya since 1999. All-time, it sits at #38,294 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
Where does Samarya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samarya ranks #38,294 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Samarya most popular?
Samarya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Samarya been used?
The SSA has tracked Samarya since 1999 -- 11 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Samarya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Samarya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2009 (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 Samarya 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.