Recorded 2004–2022 Boys' name Peak 2010 69 births

Samatar — boys' name

69 babies named Samatar in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s372020s10
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Samatar was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Samatar in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samatar

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Samatar between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Samatar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samatar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Samatar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Samatar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samatar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 69 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Samatar at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

69

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Samatar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 202220212019201820172016201120102007200620052004 5

Samatar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 54% of Samatar's all-time total
2000s222010s372020s10

Samatar by state

Where Samatar concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Samatar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
11 15.9%
Minnesota share of Samatar's total US births 15.9%

11 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samatar?
69 babies have been named Samatar since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Samatar most popular?
Samatar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Samatar most popular?
The top states for the name Samatar are Minnesota (11 births).
How long has the name Samatar been used?
Samatar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Samatar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samuel, Sam, Sammy, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.