Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Samara is a female given name of various origins. It might refer to Samara, Iraq; Samara, Russia; or to winged fruit seeds. The name increased in use after it was used for an evil character in the 2002 horror film The Ring.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Samara yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 5 | #5,922 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,967 |
| 1951 | 5 | #6,088 |
| 1952 | 6 | #5,451 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,563 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,638 |
| 1955 | 10 | #4,002 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,840 |
| 1957 | 10 | #4,160 |
| 1958 | 7 | #5,305 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1960 | 6 | #6,262 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,575 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,799 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,983 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,844 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,379 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,421 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,472 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,916 |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,595 |
| 1971 | 89 | #1,251 |
| 1972 | 68 | #1,446 |
| 1973 | 78 | #1,311 |
| 1974 | 74 | #1,396 |
| 1975 | 71 | #1,456 |
| 1976 | 101 | #1,149 |
| 1977 | 117 | #1,106 |
| 1978 | 125 | #1,068 |
| 1979 | 115 | #1,159 |
| 1980 | 104 | #1,259 |
| 1981 | 125 | #1,112 |
| 1982 | 114 | #1,196 |
| 1983 | 100 | #1,257 |
| 1984 | 107 | #1,223 |
| 1985 | 101 | #1,320 |
| 1986 | 104 | #1,297 |
| 1987 | 91 | #1,443 |
| 1988 | 108 | #1,332 |
| 1989 | 128 | #1,241 |
| 1990 | 150 | #1,153 |
| 1991 | 159 | #1,120 |
| 1992 | 145 | #1,204 |
| 1993 | 171 | #1,068 |
| 1994 | 174 | #1,052 |
| 1995 | 179 | #1,022 |
| 1996 | 170 | #1,091 |
| 1997 | 197 | #992 |
| 1998 | 204 | #990 |
| 1999 | 223 | #942 |
| 2000 | 248 | #889 |
| 2001 | 261 | #883 |
| 2002 | 242 | #929 |
| 2003 | 656 | #456 |
| 2004 | 857 | #365 |
| 2005 | 825 | #380 |
| 2006 | 948 | #349 |
| 2007 | 707 | #456 |
| 2008 | 629 | #500 |
| 2009 | 594 | #509 |
| 2010 | 488 | #602 |
| 2011 | 525 | #557 |
| 2012 | 516 | #569 |
| 2013 | 492 | #583 |
| 2014 | 452 | #635 |
| 2015 | 452 | #633 |
| 2016 | 670 | #475 |
| 2017 | 1,009 | #324 |
| 2018 | 1,270 | #256 |
| 2019 | 978 | #328 |
| 2020 | 886 | #350 |
| 2021 | 833 | #374 |
| 2022 | 1,068 | #299 |
| 2023 | 1,194 | #259 |
| 2024 | 997 | #309 |
