How Many People Are Named Samona?
An estimated 287 people in the United States have the first name Samona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Samona peaked in popularity in 1971 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samona 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 Samona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
287
About 1 in 1,194,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1971
15 births
Total Registered
311
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samona
Samona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 311 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samona as a female name
Ranked #17,088 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1971 (15 births)
Samona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samona span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 115 babies were registered. Samona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samona by Decade
How has Samona 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.
Samona by State
Samona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samona?
We estimate approximately 287 people named Samona 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 1,194,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Samona a common name?
Samona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 311 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samona most popular?
Samona reached peak popularity in 1971, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samona is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samona a female name?
Samona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samona Smith, Samona Johnson, Samona 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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