Samori
Samori Ture, also known as Samori Toure, Samory Touré, or Almamy Samore Lafiya Toure, was a Malinke Muslim cleric, military strategist, and founder of an empire that stretched across present-day north and eastern Guinea, north-eastern Sierra Leone, southern Mali, northern Côte d'Ivoire and part of southern Burkina Faso.
Meaning & Origin of Samori
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samori Ture, also known as Samori Toure, Samory Touré, or Almamy Samore Lafiya Toure, was a Malinke Muslim cleric, military strategist, and founder of an empire that stretched across present-day north and eastern Guinea, north-eastern Sierra Leone, southern Mali, northern Côte d'Ivoire and part of southern Burkina Faso.
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The Story of Samori
As a girl name
Samori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2023, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 5 Samoris were born — ranking #15,178 that year. As of 2026, Samori ranks #15,178 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Samoris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Samori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 9 Samoris were born — ranking #6,529 that year. As of 2026, Samori ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 66 Samoris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Samori
Samori is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Samori's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #6,529. Use the chart and map above to compare Samori'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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