Samari
The Story of Samari
As a girl name
Samari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 93 Samaris were born — ranking #2,147 that year. As of 2026, Samari ranks #2,259 for girls with 83 births, rising sharply (+66% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Samaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Samari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 50 Samaris were born — ranking #2,283 that year. As of 2026, Samari ranks #3,777 for boys with 30 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 734 Samaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Samari
Samari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Samari's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,147. Use the chart and map above to compare Samari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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