How Many People Are Named Samara?
An estimated 21,386 people in the United States have the first name Samara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Samara peaked in popularity in 2018 with 1,270 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samara 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 Samara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samara is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
21,386
About 1 in 16,027 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2018
1,270 births
Total Registered
21,807
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samara
Samara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21,807 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samara as a male name
Ranked #13,806 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (5 births)
Samara as a female name
Ranked #309 in 2024
997 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (1,270 births)
Samara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samara span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,852 babies were registered. While Samara is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Samara by Decade
How has Samara 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.
Samara by State
Birth registrations for Samara span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, North Dakota, Hawaii. On average, about 415 Samaras were registered per state.
Samara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samara
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Samara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samara?
We estimate approximately 21,386 people named Samara 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 16,027 Americans share this first name.
Is Samara a common name?
Samara is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,807 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samara most popular?
Samara reached peak popularity in 2018, when 1,270 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samara is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samara a female name?
Samara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samara Smith, Samara Johnson, Samara 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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