How Many People Are Named Samella?
An estimated 263 people in the United States have the first name Samella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Samella peaked in popularity in 1918 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samella 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 Samella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Samella is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
263
About 1 in 1,303,248 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1918
25 births
Total Registered
716
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samella
Samella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 716 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samella as a female name
Ranked #13,072 in 1994
6 female births in 1994
Peak: 1918 (25 births)
Samella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samella span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 151 babies were registered. Samella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samella by Decade
How has Samella 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.
Samella by State
Birth registrations for Samella span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi. The lowest are in Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi. On average, about 21 Samellas were registered per state.
Samella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samella
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Samella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samella?
We estimate approximately 263 people named Samella 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 1,303,248 Americans share this first name.
Is Samella a common name?
Samella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 716 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samella most popular?
Samella reached peak popularity in 1918, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samella is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samella a female name?
Samella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samella Smith, Samella Johnson, Samella 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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