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Samara

Girl

Meaning of Samara: Hebrew: 'guarded by God'

Samara is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 326th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#326

957 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,769

First recorded 1949 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 125 babies1982: 114 babies1983: 100 babies1984: 107 babies1985: 101 babies1986: 104 babies1987: 91 babies1988: 108 babies1989: 128 babies1990: 150 babies19901991: 159 babies1992: 145 babies1993: 171 babies1994: 174 babies1995: 179 babies1996: 170 babies1997: 197 babies1998: 204 babies1999: 223 babies2000: 248 babies20002001: 261 babies2002: 242 babies2003: 656 babies2004: 857 babies2005: 825 babies2006: 948 babies2007: 707 babies2008: 629 babies2009: 594 babies2010: 488 babies20102011: 525 babies2012: 516 babies2013: 493 babies2014: 452 babies2015: 452 babies2016: 670 babies2017: 1,009 babies2018: 1,270 babies2019: 978 babies2020: 886 babies20202021: 834 babies2022: 1,068 babies2023: 1,201 babies2024: 998 babies2025: 957 babies
US babies named Samara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,270.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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