Boys' name · since 1966
Samer
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 1,458 babies named Samer, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,209 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,458
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,458 babies have been named Samer since 1966, making it today's #6209 boys' name.
Samer has 1,458 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6209 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #4,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,209 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,458 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samer ranks #4,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,209 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,458 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,209 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,458
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Samer's 1,458 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Samer compares
1,458 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Samer's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,458 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samer's full recorded timeline at 1996, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Samer popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Samer as girls' name)
Samer by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (436 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Samer's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Samer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 173
1970s
173 births
- 1980s
1980s
328 births
- 1990s
1990s
436 births
- 2000s
2000s
302 births
- 2010s 138
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 436 births (30% of all-time use).
How Samer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Samer's total volume
Samer by state
Where Samer concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 153 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 62 | 4.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 60 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 32 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
153 of 1,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Samer's data
- Samer's decade-level peak was the 1990s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Samers (153 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Samer
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Samer 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.