Samarah
Girl name
Samarah meaning
Soft light, A narrator of Hadith, daughter of Qays al-Ansari.
Samarah at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سمارهAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,400 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Samarah popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 |
| 1980 | #9,096 | 6 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 |
| 2000 | #5,151 | 22 |
| 2006 | #1,734 | 120 |
| 2010 | #2,804 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 65 |
| 2024 | #2,400 | 75 |
All 38 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 |
| 1978 | #8,561 | 6 |
| 1980 | #9,096 | 6 |
| 1989 | #12,360 | 5 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 |
| 2000 | #5,151 | 22 |
| 2001 | #3,785 | 34 |
| 2002 | #5,253 | 22 |
| 2003 | #2,125 | 82 |
| 2004 | #1,835 | 103 |
| 2005 | #1,855 | 104 |
| 2006 | #1,734 | 120 |
| 2007 | #1,908 | 108 |
| 2008 | #2,462 | 77 |
| 2009 | #1,989 | 104 |
| 2010 | #2,804 | 62 |
| 2011 | #2,103 | 91 |
| 2012 | #2,568 | 70 |
| 2013 | #2,483 | 72 |
| 2014 | #3,368 | 47 |
| 2015 | #3,024 | 56 |
| 2016 | #2,308 | 82 |
| 2017 | #2,400 | 75 |
| 2018 | #2,207 | 84 |
| 2019 | #2,170 | 85 |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 65 |
| 2021 | #2,458 | 72 |
| 2022 | #2,400 | 76 |
| 2023 | #2,514 | 70 |
| 2024 | #2,400 | 75 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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