How Many People Are Named Samar?
An estimated 2,253 people in the United States have the first name Samar. It is used for both genders, with 53.0% male. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Samar peaked in popularity in 2021 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samar 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 Samar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samar has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Samar is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Samar is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,253
About 1 in 152,132 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
53.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2021
117 births
Total Registered
2,296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samar
Samar is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.0%) and females (47.0%). Out of 2,296 total births registered, 1,218 were male and 1,078 were female.
Samar as a male name
Ranked #2,299 in 2024
62 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (92 births)
Samar as a female name
Ranked #4,989 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (33 births)
Samar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 820 babies were registered. While Samar is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Samar by Decade
How has Samar 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.
Samar by State
Birth registrations for Samar span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Connecticut, Ohio. On average, about 50 Samars were registered per state.
Samar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samar
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Samar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samar?
We estimate approximately 2,253 people named Samar 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 152,132 Americans share this first name.
Is Samar a common name?
Samar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samar most popular?
Samar reached peak popularity in 2021, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samar is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samar a male name?
Samar is predominantly male. 53.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samar Smith, Samar Johnson, Samar 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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