Samarah is an uncommon variant of Samara that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Samarah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,991 for girl births in the United States (and #5,258 across all names), given to 56 babies. Samarah was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2006 (120 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | #2,991 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | #2,430 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | #2,552 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | #2,400 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | #2,457 |
| 2020 | 65 | 65 | #2,624 |
| 2019 | 85 | 85 | #2,189 |
| 2018 | 84 | 84 | #2,214 |
| 2017 | 75 | 75 | #2,425 |
| 2016 | 82 | 82 | #2,320 |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | #3,051 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | #3,411 |
| 2013 | 72 | 72 | #2,503 |
| 2012 | 70 | 70 | #2,592 |
| 2011 | 91 | 91 | #2,119 |
| 2010 | 62 | 62 | #2,836 |
| 2009 | 104 | 104 | #2,000 |
| 2008 | 77 | 77 | #2,479 |
| 2007 | 108 | 108 | #1,923 |
| 2006 | 120 | 120 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 104 | 104 | #1,874 |
| 2004 | 103 | 103 | #1,851 |
| 2003 | 82 | 82 | #2,142 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | #5,412 |
| 2001 | 34 | 34 | #3,852 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #5,282 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #6,428 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,645 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #6,111 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #8,009 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,555 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,927 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #11,523 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,852 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,118 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #14,037 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #10,074 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,456 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,313 |