First Name SAMARA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SAMARA is ranked as the 4962nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,470.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.77 people named SAMARA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 74% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SAMARA is 11,826.
  • The SSA data also shows that SAMARA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names SAMARA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,470 +/-7.1%
  • National Rank 4,962
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 11,826
  • National Rank 1,906
  • Percentile Rank 97.94%
  • Proportion/100k 3.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SAMARA is 70.8% White, 10.4% Hispanic origin, 14.1% Black, 2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SAMARA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SAMARA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SAMARA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 70.8% 63.9% 6.9%
Hispanic origin 10.4% 16.3% -5.9%
Black 14.1% 12.3% 1.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.0% 4.9% -2.9%
Two or more races 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SAMARA is California where 365 people have this name.
  • Connecticut is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SAMARA, as 2.88 in every 100,000 Connecticuters have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Connecticut is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 17 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Oklahoma (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 65 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SAMARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 62 0.48 88.0% Indiana 38 0.58 85.3% Iowa 22 0.72 85.2% Kansas 7 0.24 46.2% Michigan 101 1.02 95.1% Minnesota 23 0.43 86.2% Missouri 13 0.44 69.3% Nebraska 7 0.35 46.8% North Dakota 8 1.09 45.7% Ohio 33 0.28 83.6% South Dakota 9 1.04 45.6% Wisconsin 44 0.76 90.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SAMARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 62 0.48 88.0%
Indiana 38 0.58 85.3%
Iowa 22 0.72 85.2%
Kansas 7 0.24 46.2%
Michigan 101 1.02 95.1%
Minnesota 23 0.43 86.2%
Missouri 13 0.44 69.3%
Nebraska 7 0.35 46.8%
North Dakota 8 1.09 45.7%
Ohio 33 0.28 83.6%
South Dakota 9 1.04 45.6%
Wisconsin 44 0.76 90.2%
West State Statistics First-Names SAMARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 17 0.25 66.9% California 365 0.94 96.0% Colorado 14 0.25 66.8% Hawaii 6 0.42 42.4% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 25 0.84 73.6% Washington 51 0.72 89.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SAMARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 17 0.25 66.9%
California 365 0.94 96.0%
Colorado 14 0.25 66.8%
Hawaii 6 0.42 42.4%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 25 0.84 73.6%
Washington 51 0.72 89.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SAMARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 104 2.88 91.3% Maine 10 0.77 45.4% Massachusetts 122 1.8 90.3% New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.4% New Jersey 188 2.1 93.3% New York 226 1.15 95.8% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 87.4% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 44.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SAMARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 104 2.88 91.3%
Maine 10 0.77 45.4%
Massachusetts 122 1.8 90.3%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.4%
New Jersey 188 2.1 93.3%
New York 226 1.15 95.8%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 87.4%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 44.4%
South State Statistics First-Names SAMARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 29 0.59 82.9% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 11 1.14 78.4% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.2% Florida 203 1.02 96.2% Georgia 133 1.32 93.6% Kentucky 13 0.29 68.1% Louisiana 33 0.72 82.6% Maryland 46 0.77 88.1% Mississippi 13 0.44 69.3% North Carolina 96 0.96 94.1% Oklahoma 7 0.18 46.4% South Carolina 12 0.26 68.1% Tennessee 36 0.55 86.0% Texas 178 0.66 95.1% Virginia 33 0.39 82.7% West Virginia 9 0.49 48.4%

South States
State stats for the first name SAMARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 29 0.59 82.9%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 11 1.14 78.4%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.2%
Florida 203 1.02 96.2%
Georgia 133 1.32 93.6%
Kentucky 13 0.29 68.1%
Louisiana 33 0.72 82.6%
Maryland 46 0.77 88.1%
Mississippi 13 0.44 69.3%
North Carolina 96 0.96 94.1%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 46.4%
South Carolina 12 0.26 68.1%
Tennessee 36 0.55 86.0%
Texas 178 0.66 95.1%
Virginia 33 0.39 82.7%
West Virginia 9 0.49 48.4%
 

Full Names with SAMARA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SAMARA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SAMARA.

The most popular full name is SAMARA Williams. 1.50% of all the people named SAMARA have this family name.

There are 462 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SAMARA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SAMARA Williams 1.50%
2 SAMARA Brown 1.13%
3 SAMARA Smith 0.94%
4 SAMARA Flores 0.75%
5 SAMARA Hill 0.75%
6 SAMARA Davis 0.56%
7 SAMARA Kline 0.56%
8 SAMARA Page 0.56%
9 SAMARA Rodriguez 0.56%
10 SAMARA Taylor 0.56%
11 SAMARA Abrams 0.38%
12 SAMARA Adams 0.38%
13 SAMARA Anderson 0.38%
14 SAMARA Austin 0.38%
15 SAMARA Banks 0.38%
16 SAMARA Burgos 0.38%
17 SAMARA Burns 0.38%
18 SAMARA Butler 0.38%
19 SAMARA Cohen 0.38%
20 SAMARA Coleman 0.38%