Girls' name · since 2005
Samorah
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Samorah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 76
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samorah is the #16140 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 76 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samorah has been recorded 76 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #16140 nationally and more common than 7% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #30,250 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,140 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 76 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samorah ranks #30,250 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,140 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 76 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 76
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samorah's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Samorah compares
76 21st percentile among 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
Samorah's all-time total is 80% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samorah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 76 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samorah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samorah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samorah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Samorah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Samorah's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Samorah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (39% of all-time use).
Samorah by state
Where Samorah concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 6.6% |
5 of 76 births nationwide.
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What to do with Samorah's data
- Samorah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Samorahs (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samorah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Samorah 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.