How Many People Are Named Samaria?
An estimated 4,312 people in the United States have the first name Samaria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Samaria peaked in popularity in 2007 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samaria 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 Samaria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,312
About 1 in 79,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
241 births
Total Registered
4,406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samaria
Samaria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,406 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samaria as a female name
Ranked #1,719 in 2024
118 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (241 births)
Samaria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samaria span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,775 babies were registered. Samaria has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samaria by Decade
How has Samaria 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.
Samaria by State
Birth registrations for Samaria span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Kansas. On average, about 111 Samarias were registered per state.
Samaria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samaria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samaria
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Samaria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samaria?
We estimate approximately 4,312 people named Samaria 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 79,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Samaria a common name?
Samaria is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samaria most popular?
Samaria reached peak popularity in 2007, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samaria is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samaria a female name?
Samaria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samaria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samaria Smith, Samaria Johnson, Samaria 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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