Total births
44
Girls' name · since 1997
Samrah
Samrah has 44 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 44
- total births
- 1997–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Samrah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Samrah recorded 44 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2018.
- 44 total births
- 1997–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
44 girls have been named Samrah since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 44
- total births
- 1997–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Samrah was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
7 babies were named Samrah in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Samrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samrah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samrah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Samrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018
- Peak year (2010)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Samrah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Samrah's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Samrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Samrah? ▼
44 babies have been named Samrah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2010 with 7 births.
When was Samrah most popular? ▼
Samrah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Samrah been used? ▼
Records for Samrah go back to 1997, giving 22 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Samrah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Samrah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Samrah: Baby Name Since 1997 - 44 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/samrah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Samrah 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 July 2026.