Is Samara a boy or girl name?
Samara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 997 girls and 0 boys were named Samara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 21,807 US babies named Samara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #309
- Babies named Samara since 1949
- 21,807
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,270 babies
Boys and girls named Samara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 898 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,082 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,772 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,967 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,852 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 4,978 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 997 | #309 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,806 | 1,194 | #259 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,068 | #299 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 833 | #374 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 886 | #350 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 978 | #328 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,270 | #256 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,009 | #324 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 670 | #475 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 452 | #633 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 452 | #635 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 492 | #583 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 516 | #569 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 525 | #557 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 488 | #602 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 594 | #509 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 629 | #500 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 707 | #456 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 948 | #349 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 825 | #380 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 857 | #365 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 656 | #456 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 242 | #929 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 261 | #883 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 248 | #889 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 223 | #942 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 204 | #990 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 197 | #992 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,091 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,022 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,052 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,068 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,204 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,120 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,153 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,241 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,332 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,443 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,297 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,320 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,223 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,257 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,196 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,112 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,259 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,159 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,068 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,106 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,149 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,456 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,396 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,311 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,446 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,251 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,595 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,916 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,472 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,421 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,379 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,844 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,983 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,799 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,575 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,262 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,305 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,160 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,840 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,002 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,638 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,563 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,451 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,088 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,967 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,922 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Samara reached #13,806 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #256 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Samara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.