Samara is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Samara means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Samara across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Samara has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Samara is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “guarded by God, or elm seed”. A biblical place name, also the winged seed of a tree.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 22,769 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,141 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 61 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 31 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 45 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Samara per year, United States (1949 to 2025). United States peaked in 2018 (1,270/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (54/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2007 (9/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2006 (8/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1996 (6/yr).
Samara has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2018, when it ranked #543 nationally (given to 1,315 babies that year).
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