Girls' name · since 1961
Samira
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 8,875 babies named Samira, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,875
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samira currently ranks #723 among girls' names in America, with 8,875 babies recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samira has been recorded 8,875 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #723 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #1,811 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #723 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,875 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samira ranks #1,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #723 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,875 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,875
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samira's 8,875 recorded births place it above 97.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Samira compares
8,875 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Samira's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,875 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 387 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samira splits its recorded history at 1994: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 387 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 387
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Samira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,404 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Samira's strongest decade.
2,404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Samira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 245
1970s
245 births
- 1980s 589
1980s
589 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,191 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,353 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,404 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,032 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,404 births (27% of all-time use).
How Samira 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 Samira's total volume
Samira by state
Where Samira concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,207 | 13.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,016 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 651 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 570 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 368 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 361 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 342 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 327 | 3.7% |
1,207 of 8,875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Samira appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samira's data
- Samira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,404 total births) through the 2020s (2,032) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Samiras (1,207 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Samira 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.