girl's name
Samaria
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,559
Samaria is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 241 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 31,879 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1952.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Samaria over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 38 |
| 1970s | 140 |
| 1980s | 203 |
| 1990s | 732 |
| 2000s | 1,775 |
| 2010s | 1,061 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 556 |
How popular is Samaria?
In 2025, Samaria was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Samaria is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Samaria
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samaria also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samaria over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samaria
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samaria — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samaria
How popular is the name Samaria?
In 2025, Samaria was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Samaria a girl's or a boy's name?
Samaria is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Samaria?
Samaria has 4 syllables.
When was Samaria most popular?
Samaria peaked in 2007, when 241 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samaria a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samaria currently ranks #1,895 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.