Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Samora

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #3,566 Trend ↑ Rising 75%
Rank 2025
#3,566
among girls · ↑982 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
43
named Samora · +39% vs 2024
How common
1 in 37,378
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
43 babies
All-time total
636
#10,194 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Samora popularity over time

636 babies have been named Samora since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 5 10 1 – #10,902
1980s 20 – 20 2 +100% #9,048
1990s 31 – 31 3 +55% #13,136
2000s 140 – 140 14 +352% #5,206
2010s 217 – 217 22 +55% #4,963
2020s (to 2025) 218 – 218 36 +67% #3,566

Where Samora is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 47 0.03 outside top 500
2027 51 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 57 0.04 outside top 500
2030 60 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Samora

Samora is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,566 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 636 American babies have been named Samora. Its peak came in 2025, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Samora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Samora?

The median living Samora is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 600 people named Samora are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Samora year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 43 #3,566 – –
2024 31 #4,548 – –
2023 38 #3,973 – –
2022 42 #3,696 – –
2021 42 #3,661 – –
2020 22 #5,635 – –
2019 21 #5,951 – –
2018 22 #5,758 – –
2017 20 #6,251 – –
2016 27 #5,108 – –
2015 28 #4,963 – –
2014 14 #8,418 – –
2013 26 #5,289 – –
2012 17 #7,404 – –
2011 16 #7,725 – –
2010 26 #5,385 – –
2009 22 #6,270 – –
2008 15 #8,454 – –
2007 28 #5,206 – –
2006 23 #5,872 – –
2005 21 #5,967 – –
2004 20 #6,169 – –
2003 11 #9,573 – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 5 #15,275 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 7 #9,064 – –
1980 5 #11,750 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
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Famous people named Samora

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Samora Machel Samora Machel President of Mozambique from 1975 to 1986 1933–1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Samora, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Samora?

The median living Samora is about 10 years old. Half of all living Samoras are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Samora are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Samora are alive in the United States, based on 636 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Samora in 2025?

Samora ranked #3,566 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Samora?

636 babies have been named Samora in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Samora most popular?

Samora peaked in 2025, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Samora a boy or girl name?

Samora is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Samora rising or falling?

Samora is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Samora become more popular?

Samora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Samora in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Samora?

Well-known people named Samora include Samora Machel (politician).

Names like Samora

Names that sound and feel close to Samora: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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