Samara
4 countries#320 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Samara was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
22,769 births recorded 1949–2025 · currently #320 · peaked in 2018 with 1,270 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
528 births recorded 1977–2022 · currently #2040 · peaked in 2007 with 41 births
Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Isère, Alpes-Maritimes, Gironde, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
61 births recorded 1982–2023 · peaked in 1996 with 6 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
31 births recorded 1998–2014 · peaked in 2006 with 8 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Samara’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #349 | — |
| 2007 | #456 | ↓107 |
| 2008 | #500 | ↓44 |
| 2009 | #509 | ↓9 |
| 2010 | #600 | ↓91 |
| 2011 | #557 | ↑43 |
| 2012 | #568 | ↓11 |
| 2013 | #583 | ↓15 |
| 2014 | #633 | ↓50 |
| 2015 | #633 | — |
| 2016 | #474 | ↑159 |
| 2017 | #324 | ↑150 |
| 2018 | #256 | ↑68 |
| 2019 | #328 | ↓72 |
| 2020 | #351 | ↓23 |
| 2021 | #374 | ↓23 |
| 2022 | #299 | ↑75 |
| 2023 | #259 | ↑40 |
| 2024 | #309 | ↓50 |
| 2025 | #320 | ↓11 |
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