Girls' name · since 1989
Samoan
Samoan has 11 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #54,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Samoan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Samoan recorded 11 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1994.
- #54,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samoan ranks #54,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #54,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Samoan's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Samoan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samoan's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samoan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1994
- Peak year (1994)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Samoan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Samoan's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Samoan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samoan: 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 (~5 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, 1989–1994 (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 Samoan 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.