How Many People Are Named Samaira?
An estimated 1,553 people in the United States have the first name Samaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Samaira peaked in popularity in 2020 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samaira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samaira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samaira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,553
About 1 in 220,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2020
120 births
Total Registered
1,566
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samaira
Samaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,566 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samaira as a female name
Ranked #2,225 in 2024
85 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (120 births)
Samaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samaira span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 788 babies were registered. While Samaira is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Samaira by Decade
How has Samaira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samaira by State
Birth registrations for Samaira span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts. On average, about 53 Samairas were registered per state.
Samaira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samaira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samaira?
We estimate approximately 1,553 people named Samaira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 220,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Samaira a common name?
Samaira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,566 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samaira most popular?
Samaira reached peak popularity in 2020, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samaira is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samaira a female name?
Samaira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samaira Smith, Samaira Johnson, Samaira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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