Girls' name · since 1976
Sameerah
469 babies named Sameerah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 469
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
469 girls have been named Sameerah since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sameerah has 469 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 1980s -- 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.
- #12,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 469 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sameerah ranks #12,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 469 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 469
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sameerah's 469 recorded births place it above 82.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Sameerah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sameerah's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sameerah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (1978)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Sameerah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (117 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Sameerah's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sameerah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 117 births (25% of all-time use).
Sameerah by state
Where Sameerah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 69 | 14.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 1.5% |
69 of 469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sameerah's data
- Sameerah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Sameerahs (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sameerah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
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 Sameerah 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.