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Samara

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What official birth registration shows about Samara: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #590 to #1505.200020052010201520202025#590#1505
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#643
1997#803
1998#801
1999#900
2000#969
2001#898
2002#861
2003#818
2004#590
2005#596
2006#615
2007#693
2008#790
2009#771
2010#946
2011#894
2012#812
2013#813
2014#814
2015#794
2016#782
2017#915
2018#826
2019#778
2020#1100
2021#1505
2022#1142
2023#832
2024#1097
2025#922

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2023: #832 among girls in England and Wales, #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #643 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2014

    Highest recorded position: #219 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1998–2014).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #922 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #219 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Samara's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#92238HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#109731HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#83243HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#114229HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#150520HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#110030HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#77848HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#82645HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#91541HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#78250HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#79448HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#81447HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#81347HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#81247HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#89440HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#94636HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#77146HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#79043HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#69349HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#61554HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#59654HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#59052HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#81832HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#86127HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#89825HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#96922HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#90024HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#80128HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#80328HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#64337HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3834HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3644HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2198HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3773HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#6215HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5507HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#4319HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Samara is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Samara, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2007Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: highest position in 200619962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#590 in 2004
Republic of Ireland1997–202310#431 in 2007
Northern Ireland1998–20148#219 in 2006
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What is known about Samara

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #219 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.