How rare is the name Samar?

3,924 people in the United States have the first name Samar, about 1 in 76,970. It ranks #4,663 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

SAMAR

#4,663

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,924
About
1 in 76,970
This common or more
84.3%
Who bears it

Of the 3,924 people named Samar, 56.5% reported their origin as White, 24.9% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 10.7% as Black. 74.4% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Samar peaked in 2021, when 117 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19722025
Peak year
2021
Births that year
117
In 2025*
89 ▼24%
Recorded as
used for both

At least 2,385 babies have been given the name since 1972. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Samar by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #3,620. The largest share of babies named Samar, 51.7%, were born in 2013 or later.

1970s#9,01386
1980s#6,293205
1990s#6,112295
2000s#6,278396
2010s#4,040820
2020s#3,620583
Generation X 1965–804.4%
Millennials 1981–9616.4%
Generation Z 1997–1227.5%
2013 and later51.7%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Exactly as common as Samar

1 other first name also has 3,924 people.

#4,663 Marylynn · 3,924

Either side of Samar

#4,660 Viktoria · 3,926#4,663 Marylynn · 3,924#4,665 Macario · 3,922#4,666 Walt · 3,920

Spelled almost the same

5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Samar, most common first.

#1,856 Samara · 15,524#1,925 Samir · 14,668#4,791 Samer · 3,773#9,024 Samari · 1,570#30,890 Samary · 280

Also a last name

As a last name, Samar ranks #61,138 of 156,621, with 355 people. See Samar as a last name

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