Samaria
Samaria was the 1895th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1084th with 241 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 191 places. More babies were named Samaria in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,895 girls, up 880 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 104girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007241 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,511babies recorded
Samaria popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,895 | 104 |
| 2020 | #2,775 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,428 | 161 |
| 2000 | #1,478 | 125 |
| 1990 | #2,595 | 46 |
| 1980 | #4,921 | 15 |
| 1970 | #2,837 | 25 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Samaria, counting every spelling?
Samaria is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,621 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,895 for Samaria on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaria | 104 | #1,895 | 496 |
| Samariah | 8 | #11,750 | 31 |
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 Samaria?
104 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samaria (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samaria 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 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samaria.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samaria?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Samaria are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 26. That makes Samaria mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Samaria by state
How common Samaria was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.5×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 38 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 Samaria: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samaria, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samaria
How popular is the name Samaria?
Samaria was the 1895th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1084th with 241 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 191 places. More babies were named Samaria in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Samaria a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samaria in the US.
Where is Samaria most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samaria was most common in Georgia (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.