Samba
Samba is a masculine given name which may refer to:Samba Camara, French footballer Samba Diakité, French former footballer Samba Diallo, Senegalese footballer Samba Diallo, former colonel and head of military intelligence assassinated during the 2012 Guinea-Bissau presidential election Samba Diawara, French former footballer Samba Lélé Diba, Senegalese footballer Samba Faye, Senegalese-born…
Meaning & Origin of Samba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samba is a masculine given name which may refer to:Samba Camara, French footballer Samba Diakité, French former footballer Samba Diallo, Senegalese footballer Samba Diallo, former colonel and head of military intelligence assassinated during the 2012 Guinea-Bissau presidential election Samba Diawara, French former footballer Samba Lélé Diba, Senegalese footballer Samba Faye, Senegalese-born…
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The Story of Samba
Samba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 14 Sambas were born — ranking #6,069 that year. As of 2026, Samba ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 167 Sambas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Samba
Samba is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 167 births in the dataset. Samba's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #6,069. Use the chart and map above to compare Samba'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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