Samara

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A few things about Samara you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Samara

Samara Weaving

Australian actress and model (born 1992)

Choose Samara and your child shares a first name with Samara Weaving, an Australian actress and model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Samara, like who?” Samara Weaving's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,680 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Samara, 957 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Samara would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySamara first shows up in US birth records in 1949, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 76 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2018, when it reached #256.
• 📈Then vs nowSamara is 4.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,321 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,680.
• 🚀TrendSamara has climbed 31 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #320. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSamara is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #165, followed by New Mexico (#182) and Maryland (#183). It's in the top 1,000 in 37 states.
• 🌍OriginSamara is the #9 most popular Arabic girl name in the US. That's out of 214 Arabic girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Samara

Samara is a girl name of Arabic, Hebrew and Indian origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ara”. US birth records list Samara for girls from 1949 to 2025, in 77 of those 77 years. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked #256 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #320, with 957 babies.

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