How Many People Are Named Samariah?
An estimated 335 people in the United States have the first name Samariah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Samariah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samariah 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 Samariah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
335
About 1 in 1,023,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2008
26 births
Total Registered
339
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samariah
Samariah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 339 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samariah as a female name
Ranked #11,014 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2008 (26 births)
Samariah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samariah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 146 babies were registered. Samariah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samariah by Decade
How has Samariah 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.
Samariah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samariah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samariah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samariah?
We estimate approximately 335 people named Samariah 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 1,023,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Samariah a common name?
Samariah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 339 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samariah most popular?
Samariah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samariah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samariah a female name?
Samariah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samariah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samariah Smith, Samariah Johnson, Samariah 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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