Recorded 2014–2021 Girls' name Peak 2014 57 births

Samus — girls' name

57 babies named Samus in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s502020s7
2010s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Samus was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

9 babies were named Samus in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samus

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Samus between 2014 and 2021, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samus currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Samus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samus 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 57 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.

Samus at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

57

Since 2014

8 years of records

Peak year

2014

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2014

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2021

Samus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2014

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2014)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
6.577.588.599.5 2021201920182017201620152014 9

Samus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
50 births that decade — 88% of Samus's all-time total
2010s502020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samus?
57 babies have been named Samus since 2014. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2014 with 9 births.
When was Samus most popular?
Samus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Samus been used?
Samus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 8 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Samus?
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, 2014–2021 (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.