Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1989 47 births

Sametra — girls' name

47 babies named Sametra in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s251990s16
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sametra was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sametra in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sametra

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Sametra between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sametra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sametra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sametra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sametra 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 47 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.

Sametra at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

47

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sametra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 19941992199019891983198119801975 6

Sametra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 53% of Sametra's all-time total
1970s61980s251990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sametra?
47 babies have been named Sametra since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Sametra most popular?
Sametra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Sametra been used?
Sametra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sametra?
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.

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, 1975–1994 (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.