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Samara Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Samara?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Samara, ranked the 256th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Samara has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #256 was reached for the first time this year with 1,261 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Samara was less than 5, most recently in 1948.

Approximately during the years 1962-1971, 1986-1990, 1996-2004, and 2015-2017, the name Samara took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2006-2010 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Samara has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Samara lately has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Samara?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Samara is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Samara (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,261 256
2017 1,007 324
2016 669 475
2015 450 633
2014 450 635
2013 490 584
2012 514 570
2011 524 557
2010 487 602
2009 594 509
2008 628 500
2007 706 457
2006 946 349
2005 824 380
2004 857 365
2003 656 456
2002 242 929
2001 261 883
2000 248 889
1999 223 942
1998 204 991
1997 197 992
1996 170 1,091
1995 179 1,022
1994 173 1,054
1993 171 1,067
1992 145 1,204
1991 159 1,120
1990 149 1,158
1989 128 1,242
1988 108 1,332
1987 91 1,443
1986 104 1,297
1985 100 1,329
1984 107 1,223
1983 100 1,257
1982 114 1,196
1981 125 1,111
1980 104 1,259
1979 115 1,159
1978 125 1,069
1977 117 1,106
1976 101 1,148
1975 71 1,456
1974 74 1,397
1973 78 1,311
1972 68 1,445
1971 89 1,251
1970 60 1,595
1969 43 1,917
1968 26 2,470
1967 26 2,418
1966 16 3,243
1965 15 3,375
1964 13 3,844
1963 12 3,982
1962 9 4,801
1961 14 3,574
1960 6 6,262
1959 7 5,475
1958 7 5,306
1957 10 4,163
1956 6 5,835
1955 10 4,004
1954 6 5,637
1953 6 5,563
1952 6 5,453
1951 5 6,086
1950 5 5,967
1949 5 5,921
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.