Samora
Samora was the 3566th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,397 places. More babies were named Samora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,566 girls, up 2,069 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202543 babies
- Total since 1880
- 636babies recorded
Samora popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,566 | 43 |
| 2020 | #5,635 | 22 |
| 2010 | #5,385 | 26 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #11,750 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Samora, counting every spelling?
Samora is the most common spelling of a name family that had 48 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 48 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samora | 43 | #3,566 | 196 |
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 Samora?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samora (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samora 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samora?
About 600 people born in the US named Samora are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Samora 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.
Samora by state
How common Samora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Samora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samora
How popular is the name Samora?
Samora was the 3566th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,397 places. More babies were named Samora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Samora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samora in the US.
Where is Samora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samora was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.