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Samara

Meaning: Possibly winged fruit seed
Origin: Uncertain — Alternatively named after the Russian city Samara · Russian place name or botanical term

Girl's name · #320 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Samara reached its best rank, #256, in 2018 and ranked #320 in 2025. About 23,000 girls have carried it since 1949.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#25 in Mexico (2024) · #34 in Ecuador (2025) · #85 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #351 in New Zealand (2025) · #944 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,753 in France (2025) · #630 in Canada (2024).

Famous Samaras

Samara Weaving — Australian actress and model (born 1992)
Samara Joy — American jazz singer
Samara Felippo — Brazilian actress
Samara Vieira — Brazilian handball player
Samara Karimova — Kyrgyz singer

In stories & tradition

Samara Morgan — The Ring (film)
Samara — Mass Effect 2 (video game)

What Samaras become

Among 53 notable people named Samara:

Entertainers appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Samara Weaving, Australian actress and model (born 1992).

Similar names: Zamara · Kamila · Samari · Amara · Mylah · Mara

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