Samara is an established girls' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Samara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #320 for girl births in the United States (and #678 across all names), given to 957 babies — 972 including U.S. territories. Samara was first reported in SSA data in 1949 and peaked in 2018 (1,270 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 957 | 972 | #320 | — |
| 2024 | 998 | 1,010 | #309 | — |
| 2023 | 1,201 | 1,218 | #259 | #13,815 |
| 2022 | 1,068 | 1,090 | #299 | — |
| 2021 | 834 | 847 | #374 | — |
| 2020 | 886 | 907 | #351 | — |
| 2019 | 978 | 992 | #328 | — |
| 2018 | 1,270 | 1,298 | #256 | — |
| 2017 | 1,009 | 1,031 | #324 | — |
| 2016 | 670 | 677 | #475 | — |
| 2015 | 452 | 452 | #633 | — |
| 2014 | 452 | 457 | #635 | — |
| 2013 | 493 | 493 | #583 | — |
| 2012 | 516 | 516 | #569 | — |
| 2011 | 525 | 525 | #557 | — |
| 2010 | 488 | 488 | #602 | — |
| 2009 | 594 | 594 | #509 | — |
| 2008 | 629 | 635 | #500 | — |
| 2007 | 707 | 712 | #456 | — |
| 2006 | 948 | 953 | #349 | — |
| 2005 | 825 | 833 | #380 | — |
| 2004 | 857 | 864 | #365 | — |
| 2003 | 656 | 656 | #456 | — |
| 2002 | 242 | 242 | #929 | — |
| 2001 | 261 | 261 | #883 | — |
| 2000 | 248 | 248 | #889 | — |
| 1999 | 223 | 223 | #942 | — |
| 1998 | 204 | 204 | #990 | — |
| 1997 | 197 | — | #992 | — |
| 1996 | 170 | — | #1,091 | — |
| 1995 | 179 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1994 | 174 | — | #1,052 | — |
| 1993 | 171 | — | #1,068 | — |
| 1992 | 145 | — | #1,204 | — |
| 1991 | 159 | — | #1,120 | — |
| 1990 | 150 | — | #1,153 | — |
| 1989 | 128 | — | #1,241 | — |
| 1988 | 108 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1987 | 91 | — | #1,443 | — |
| 1986 | 104 | — | #1,297 | — |
| 1985 | 101 | — | #1,320 | — |
| 1984 | 107 | — | #1,223 | — |
| 1983 | 100 | — | #1,257 | — |
| 1982 | 114 | — | #1,196 | — |
| 1981 | 125 | — | #1,112 | — |
| 1980 | 104 | — | #1,259 | — |
| 1979 | 115 | — | #1,159 | — |
| 1978 | 125 | — | #1,068 | — |
| 1977 | 117 | — | #1,106 | — |
| 1976 | 101 | — | #1,149 | — |
| 1975 | 71 | — | #1,456 | — |
| 1974 | 74 | — | #1,396 | — |
| 1973 | 78 | — | #1,310 | — |
| 1972 | 68 | — | #1,446 | — |
| 1971 | 89 | — | #1,251 | — |
| 1970 | 60 | — | #1,595 | — |
| 1969 | 43 | — | #1,916 | — |
| 1968 | 26 | — | #2,472 | — |
| 1967 | 26 | — | #2,422 | — |
| 1966 | 16 | — | #3,241 | — |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #3,379 | — |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #3,844 | — |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,983 | — |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,799 | — |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #3,574 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,263 | — |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #5,472 | — |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,306 | — |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #4,160 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,840 | — |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #4,001 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,638 | — |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,562 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,451 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #6,088 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,966 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,921 | — |