Is Samari a boy or girl name?
Samari is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 76 girls and 31 boys were named Samari, so 71% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.2% of the 2,122 US babies named Samari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,666
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,396
- Babies named Samari since 1990
- 2,122
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 130 babies
Boys and girls named Samari, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,666 | 76 | #2,396 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,315 | 67 | #2,639 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,820 | 51 | #3,208 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,597 | 49 | #3,285 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,254 | 36 | #3,990 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,751 | 47 | #3,373 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,276 | 39 | #3,832 |
| 2017 | 15 | #6,020 | 43 | #3,614 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,589 | 37 | #4,067 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,696 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,220 | 51 | #3,219 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,288 | 49 | #3,306 |
| 2012 | 10 | #8,033 | 56 | #3,037 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,194 | 62 | #2,834 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,614 | 82 | #2,337 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,388 | 77 | #2,481 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,820 | 87 | #2,265 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,675 | 93 | #2,159 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,760 | 62 | #2,844 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,076 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,302 | 63 | #2,644 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,824 | 37 | #3,796 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,739 | 37 | #3,644 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,473 | 28 | #4,423 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,733 | 33 | #3,867 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,971 | 14 | #7,158 |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,114 | 15 | #6,646 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,607 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,344 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,614 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,654 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,965 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,061 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,242 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,118 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Samari reached #2,302 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #2,159 in 2007. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Samari
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.