Baby name

Samara

Girl

Rising name

In 2018, Samara reached its peak: 1,270 girls, 1 baby in 2,769. The momentum is recent: births are up 39% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Its rank in 2025: No. 320. 30% of all babies named Samara since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

22,764births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 256rank at its peak, in 2018

Where babies named Samara are born

2018

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The darker the blue, the more common Samara is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Samara is most common in Maryland (1.6 times), Florida (1.6) and Arizona (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Tamara 131,286
Amara 28,982
Samira 8,875
Sahara 4,729
Samaria 4,511
Samaya 3,164

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