Girls' name · since 1898
Samella
716 babies named Samella in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 716
- born since 1898
- 1940s
- peak decade
Samella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 716 have been recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Samella recorded 716 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1994.
- #9,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 716 born since 1898
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samella ranks #9,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 716 born since 1898, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 716
- born since 1898
- 1940s
- peak decade
Samella's 716 recorded births place it above 87.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Samella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samella's full recorded timeline at 1942, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1994
- Peak year (1918)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Samella by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (151 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Samella's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Samella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
99 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s
1940s
151 births
- 1950s
1950s
127 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 151 births (21% of all-time use).
How Samella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Samella's total volume
Samella by state
Where Samella concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 53 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 28 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
53 of 716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Samella's data
- Samella's decade-level peak was the 1940s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Samellas (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1898–1994 (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 Samella 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.