US rank #16491 Girls' name Peak 2010 71 births

Samorah — #16491 US girls' name

71 babies named Samorah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s302020s18
#16491
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Samorah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

11 babies were named Samorah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samorah

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Samorah between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samorah currently holds the #16491 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samorah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Samorah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Samorah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samorah 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 71 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.

Samorah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

71

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2010

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,491

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Samorah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20242023202220162015201120102008200720062005 5

Samorah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30 births that decade — 42% of Samorah's all-time total
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Samorah by state

Where Samorah concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Samorah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 7.0%
Florida share of Samorah's total US births 7.0%

5 of 71 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samorah?
71 babies have been named Samorah since 2005. It currently ranks #16491 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 11 births.
When was Samorah most popular?
Samorah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Samorah most popular?
The top states for the name Samorah are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Samorah been used?
Samorah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Samorah?
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.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.