Samara
Girl name
Samara meaning
Protected By God. Soft pleasant light, She was a narrator of hadith.
Samara at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سمارةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #309 in 2024
Samara popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 |
| 1970 | #1,584 | 60 |
| 1980 | #1,250 | 104 |
| 1990 | #1,146 | 150 |
| 2000 | #888 | 248 |
| 2010 | #600 | 488 |
| 2018 | #256 | 1,270 |
| 2020 | #350 | 886 |
| 2024 | #309 | 997 |
All 76 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 |
| 1951 | #5,415 | 5 |
| 1952 | #4,909 | 6 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1955 | #3,779 | 10 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1957 | #3,931 | 10 |
| 1958 | #4,889 | 7 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 |
| 1961 | #3,461 | 14 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 |
| 1966 | #3,149 | 16 |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 |
| 1968 | #2,431 | 26 |
| 1969 | #1,897 | 43 |
| 1970 | #1,584 | 60 |
| 1971 | #1,244 | 89 |
| 1972 | #1,432 | 68 |
| 1973 | #1,301 | 78 |
| 1974 | #1,386 | 74 |
| 1975 | #1,447 | 71 |
| 1976 | #1,149 | 101 |
| 1977 | #1,102 | 117 |
| 1978 | #1,063 | 125 |
| 1979 | #1,154 | 115 |
| 1980 | #1,250 | 104 |
| 1981 | #1,109 | 125 |
| 1982 | #1,193 | 114 |
| 1983 | #1,252 | 100 |
| 1984 | #1,215 | 107 |
| 1985 | #1,318 | 101 |
| 1986 | #1,293 | 104 |
| 1987 | #1,433 | 91 |
| 1988 | #1,327 | 108 |
| 1989 | #1,239 | 128 |
| 1990 | #1,146 | 150 |
| 1991 | #1,117 | 159 |
| 1992 | #1,202 | 145 |
| 1993 | #1,063 | 171 |
| 1994 | #1,048 | 174 |
| 1995 | #1,021 | 179 |
| 1996 | #1,087 | 170 |
| 1997 | #990 | 197 |
| 1998 | #988 | 204 |
| 1999 | #939 | 223 |
| 2000 | #888 | 248 |
| 2001 | #879 | 261 |
| 2002 | #923 | 242 |
| 2003 | #456 | 656 |
| 2004 | #365 | 857 |
| 2005 | #380 | 825 |
| 2006 | #349 | 948 |
| 2007 | #456 | 707 |
| 2008 | #500 | 629 |
| 2009 | #509 | 594 |
| 2010 | #600 | 488 |
| 2011 | #557 | 525 |
| 2012 | #568 | 516 |
| 2013 | #583 | 492 |
| 2014 | #633 | 452 |
| 2015 | #633 | 452 |
| 2016 | #474 | 670 |
| 2017 | #323 | 1,009 |
| 2018 | #256 | 1,270 |
| 2019 | #328 | 978 |
| 2020 | #350 | 886 |
| 2021 | #374 | 833 |
| 2022 | #299 | 1,068 |
| 2023 | #259 | 1,194 |
| 2024 | #309 | 997 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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