Girls' name · since 1946
Samra
Samra has 453 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,563 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 453
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
453 girls have been named Samra since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Samra has 453 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2024.
- #12,563 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 453 born since 1946
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samra ranks #12,563 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 453 born since 1946, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,563 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 453
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samra's 453 recorded births place it above 82.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Samra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samra splits its recorded history at 1997: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Samra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (132 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Samra's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Samra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 132 births (29% of all-time use).
Samra by state
Where Samra concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.4% |
15 of 453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Samra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Samras (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1946–2024 (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 Samra 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.