Samirah is a rare variant of Samara that peaked in 2013 and remains in steady use.
Samirah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,562 for girl births in the United States (and #4,540 across all names), given to 69 babies — 74 including U.S. territories. Samirah first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2013 (84 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | 74 | #2,562 |
| 2024 | 56 | 62 | #2,972 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | #3,319 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | #2,386 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | #2,704 |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | #3,007 |
| 2019 | 59 | 59 | #2,846 |
| 2018 | 62 | 62 | #2,774 |
| 2017 | 60 | 65 | #2,831 |
| 2016 | 50 | 50 | #3,271 |
| 2015 | 55 | 55 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 66 | 71 | #2,680 |
| 2013 | 84 | 84 | #2,232 |
| 2012 | 82 | 82 | #2,312 |
| 2011 | 66 | 66 | #2,689 |
| 2010 | 79 | 79 | #2,401 |
| 2009 | 75 | 75 | #2,527 |
| 2008 | 75 | 75 | #2,531 |
| 2007 | 80 | 80 | #2,386 |
| 2006 | 81 | 81 | #2,344 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #2,403 |
| 2004 | 57 | 57 | #2,840 |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | #3,119 |
| 2002 | 41 | 41 | #3,384 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | #3,691 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | #4,163 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #4,700 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | #4,119 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | #4,787 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #5,480 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #4,812 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,998 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,888 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #4,816 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #5,142 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,779 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #5,491 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #5,016 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,225 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #7,014 |
| 1985 | 15 | — | #5,034 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,811 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,138 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,822 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #10,104 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,747 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,876 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,458 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,901 |