How Many People Are Named Samirah?
An estimated 1,859 people in the United States have the first name Samirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Samirah peaked in popularity in 2013 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samirah 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 Samirah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Samirah 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
1,859
About 1 in 184,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2013
84 births
Total Registered
1,888
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samirah
Samirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,888 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samirah as a female name
Ranked #2,955 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (84 births)
Samirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samirah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 662 babies were registered. While Samirah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Samirah by Decade
How has Samirah 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.
Samirah by State
Birth registrations for Samirah span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Michigan, Maryland, Virginia. On average, about 65 Samirahs were registered per state.
Samirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samirah?
We estimate approximately 1,859 people named Samirah 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 184,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Samirah a common name?
Samirah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,888 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samirah most popular?
Samirah reached peak popularity in 2013, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samirah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samirah a female name?
Samirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samirah Smith, Samirah Johnson, Samirah 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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