US rank #10458 Girls' name Peak 2004 564 births

Samera — #10458 US girls' name

564 babies named Samera in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s431990s1112000s2092010s1512020s40
#10458
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Samera was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

30 babies were named Samera in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samera

The Social Security Administration has registered 564 babies named Samera between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samera currently holds the #10458 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samera performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Samera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Samera in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samera 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 564 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.

Samera at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

564

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2004

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,458

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Samera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
30
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419871975 5

Samera by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
209 births that decade — 37% of Samera's all-time total
1970s101980s431990s1112000s2092010s1512020s40

Samera by state

Where Samera concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Samera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.8%
#2 Texas
7 1.2%
California share of Samera's total US births 1.8%
Even split

10 of 564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samera?
564 babies have been named Samera since 1975. It currently ranks #10458 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 30 births.
When was Samera most popular?
Samera was most popular in the 2000s decade with 209 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Samera most popular?
The top states for the name Samera are California (10 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Samera been used?
Samera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Samera?
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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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, 1975–2024 (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.