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Samarah

Girl

Meaning of Samarah: Arabic: 'protected by God'

Samarah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2872nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2872

56 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,051

First recorded 1972 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 103 babies2005: 104 babies2006: 120 babies2007: 108 babies2008: 77 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 62 babies20102011: 91 babies2012: 70 babies2013: 72 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 82 babies2017: 75 babies2018: 84 babies2019: 85 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 73 babies2022: 77 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 75 babies2025: 56 babies
US babies named Samarah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 120.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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