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Samara

“Possibly 'winged fruit seed', or named after the Russian city Samara” — Uncertain (Russian place name or botanical term) origin

Girl's name · #320 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Samara reached its best rank, #256, in 2018 and ranked #320 in 2025. About 23,000 girls have carried it since 1949.

Around the world: #85 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Samaras

• Samara Weaving — Australian actress and model (born 1992)
• Samara Joy — American jazz singer
• Samara Felippo — Brazilian actress
• Samara Vieira — Brazilian handball player
• Samara Karimova — Kyrgyz singer

In stories & tradition

• Samara (Nyota Uhura) — Star Trek: The Original Series · Deep Domain
• Samara Morgan — film character
• Samara — Mass Effect 2 · Mass Effect 3

What Samaras become

Among 53 notable people named Samara:

Entertainers appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Samara Weaving, Australian actress and model (born 1992).

Similar names: Zamara · Kamila · Samari · Amara · Mylah · Mira

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