Girls' name · since 1977
Samora
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 631 babies named Samora, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Samora currently ranks #3547 among girls' names in America, with 631 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Samora recorded 631 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #3547 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #10,204 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,547 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 631 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samora ranks #10,204 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,547 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 631 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Samora's 631 recorded births place it above 85.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Samora compares
631 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Samora's all-time total is 68% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 631 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samora's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Samora popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1976 (Samora as boys' name)
Samora by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (218 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Samora's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Samora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s
2020s
218 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 218 births (35% of all-time use).
How Samora 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 Samora's total volume
Samora by state
Where Samora concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 19 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
19 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Samora's data
- Florida records the most Samoras (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Samora 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.