US rank #3473 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,099 births

Samyra — #3473 US girls' name

1,099 babies named Samyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s371990s1082000s3872010s3722020s183
#3473
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Samyra was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

57 babies were named Samyra in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,099 babies named Samyra between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samyra currently holds the #3473 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samyra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 387 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Samyra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Samyra in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samyra 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 1,099 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.

Samyra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,099

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2007

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,473

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Samyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
57
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0204060 20242018201220062000199419881976 6

Samyra by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
387 births that decade — 35% of Samyra's all-time total
1970s121980s371990s1082000s3872010s3722020s183

Samyra by state

Where Samyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Samyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
50 4.5%
#2 Texas
35 3.2%
#3 Florida
28 2.5%
#4 New York
23 2.1%
#5 Michigan
12 1.1%
#6 Louisiana
11 1.0%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Samyra's total US births 4.5%
Even split

50 of 1,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samyra?
1,099 babies have been named Samyra since 1976. It currently ranks #3473 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 57 births.
When was Samyra most popular?
Samyra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 387 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Samyra most popular?
The top states for the name Samyra are California (50 births), Texas (35 births), Florida (28 births).
How long has the name Samyra been used?
Samyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Samyra?
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, 1976–2024 (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.