How Many People Are Named Samarah?
An estimated 1,969 people in the United States have the first name Samarah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Samarah peaked in popularity in 2006 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samarah 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 Samarah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samarah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,969
About 1 in 174,075 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2006
120 births
Total Registered
1,993
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samarah
Samarah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,993 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samarah as a female name
Ranked #2,420 in 2024
75 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (120 births)
Samarah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samarah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 776 babies were registered. While Samarah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Samarah by Decade
How has Samarah 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.
Samarah by State
Birth registrations for Samarah span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Indiana. On average, about 57 Samarahs were registered per state.
Samarah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samarah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samarah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samarah?
We estimate approximately 1,969 people named Samarah 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 174,075 Americans share this first name.
Is Samarah a common name?
Samarah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,993 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samarah most popular?
Samarah reached peak popularity in 2006, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samarah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samarah a female name?
Samarah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samarah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samarah Smith, Samarah Johnson, Samarah 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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