Samaira
Samaira was the 2059th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1702nd with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 318 places. More babies were named Samaira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,059 girls, down 357 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,658babies recorded
Samaira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,059 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,702 | 120 |
| 2010 | #3,508 | 46 |
| 2000 | #14,665 | 6 |
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How popular is Samaira, counting every spelling?
Samaira is the most common spelling of a name family that had 98 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 98 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaira | 92 | #2,059 | 461 |
| Samayra | 6 | #14,627 | 54 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Samaira?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samaira (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samaira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samaira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samaira?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Samaira are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Samaira a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Samaira by state
How common Samaira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.8×), New York (2.4×), New Jersey (2.1×), California (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Samaira: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samaira, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samaira
How popular is the name Samaira?
Samaira was the 2059th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1702nd with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 318 places. More babies were named Samaira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Samaira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samaira in the US.
Where is Samaira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samaira was most common in Washington (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New Jersey.