Recorded 2001–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 69 births

Samoria — girls' name

69 babies named Samoria in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s592010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Samoria was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

14 babies were named Samoria in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samoria

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Samoria between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samoria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samoria performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Samoria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Samoria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samoria 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 69 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.

Samoria at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

69

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2006

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Samoria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 202320152008200720062005200420022001 5

Samoria by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 86% of Samoria's all-time total
2000s592010s52020s5

Samoria by state

Where Samoria concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Samoria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 7.2%
Georgia share of Samoria's total US births 7.2%

5 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samoria?
69 babies have been named Samoria since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 14 births.
When was Samoria most popular?
Samoria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Samoria most popular?
The top states for the name Samoria are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Samoria been used?
Samoria has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Samoria?
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.

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, 2001–2023 (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.