๐ฅSamara
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About Samara
The name Samara is currently ranked #320 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #256 in 2018. The name is most popular in SAMARA, SAMARA, and SAMARA. Samara is occasionally used for boys in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #635 | 452 | 253 |
| 2015 | #633 | 452 | 253.2 |
| 2016 | #475 | 670 | 378.1 |
| 2017 | #324 | 1,009 | 584.4 |
| 2018 | #256 | 1,270 | 746.6 |
| 2019 | #328 | 978 | 582.7 |
| 2020 | #350 | 886 | 548.1 |
| 2021 | #374 | 833 | 507.7 |
| 2022 | #299 | 1,068 | 651.2 |
| 2023 | #259 | 1,194 | 744.1 |
| 2024 | #309 | 997 | 615.4 |
| 2025 | #320 | 957 | 595.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Samaras
- Samara Lubelski
American musician
- Samara Lee Ash
American child beauty queen on TV's "Toddlers and Tiaras"
- Samara Weaving
Australian actress; niece of actor Hugo Weaving
- Samara Felippo (Santana)
Brazilian actress
- Samara Boulter
American TikToker
Samara in pop culture
- Samara Morgan/Samara Osorio
character in movie "The Ring"
- Samara
an Asari Justicar from the Mass Effect video games
- Samara Cook
character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
- Samara
a Frank Lloyd Wright building
- The word "samara" has been used in English as the name of the winged fruit of the elm
ash, or sycamore since the 16th century. Latin samara means "seed of the elm" from semen "seed."
- Samara is also the Latin name of the River Somme
and almost certainly, therefore, the name of a goddess associated with it.
- A Samara is the winged the fruit of the maple tree
often referred to as whirlybirds or helicopters in slang terms.
