Fun Facts About the Name Samari
- More than 2 thousand babies named Samari: U.S. records list 2,196 babies given the name Samari from 1880 through 2025. Even 698 boys received the name Samari - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Samari Mean?
Samari is a rare given name in English. No single origin is securely documented for it. It is sometimes grouped with Samara, Samira, or Samaria, but no continuous line of transmission from any of those names to Samari has been shown, so its literal meaning is best described as uncertain.
Two older names stand behind those suggestions. Samira is Arabic, built on the root samar, "evening conversation." Samaria is the Greek and Latin form of Hebrew Shomron, the ancient city and region in the central hill country of the land of Israel. Arabic also has a separate word, sāmirī (سامري), meaning "Samaritan"; in the Quran it labels the man who made the golden calf. That word is not a traditional Arabic personal name, and it does not by itself establish an Arabic origin for Samari.
Samari Name History & Origins
As a modern English given name, Samari is best understood as a respelling or elaboration in the same style as Samara and Samira rather than as a distinct ancient name. The three-syllable shape ending in an unstressed -ee sound belongs to a large group of recent English coinages, and Samari also appears occasionally as a surname. Beyond that pattern, no documented record shows when or where the given name first came into use.
The Hebrew place name behind Samaria has its own disputed history, which belongs to that name rather than to Samari. According to 1 Kings 16:24, King Omri bought the hill of Samaria from a man named Shemer, and Shomron is often read as coming from him; other explanations connect it to the Hebrew root shamar, "to guard" or "to watch." Nothing documents a link between the place name and the modern personal name Samari.
How Popular is the Name Samari?
Samari has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #2,159 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,161 | 51 | 0.0032% |
| 2024 | #2,396 | 76 | 0.0047% |
| 2023 | #2,639 | 67 | 0.0042% |
| 2022 | #3,208 | 51 | 0.0031% |
| 2021 | #3,285 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 2020 | #3,990 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2019 | #3,373 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2018 | #3,832 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2017 | #3,614 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #4,067 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #4,214 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #3,219 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2013 | #3,306 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2012 | #3,037 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2011 | #2,834 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2010 | #2,337 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 2009 | #2,481 | 77 | 0.0042% |
| 2008 | #2,265 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2007 | #2,159 | 93 | 0.0048% |
| 2006 | #2,844 | 62 | 0.0033% |
| 2005 | #3,047 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #2,644 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 2003 | #3,796 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2002 | #3,644 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2001 | #4,423 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #3,867 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1999 | #7,158 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,646 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #10,607 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #10,344 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #8,614 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #8,654 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,965 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #15,061 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #11,242 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #11,118 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,512 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #3,666 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #4,315 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #4,820 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #4,597 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #4,254 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,751 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #5,276 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #6,020 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,589 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #5,696 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #5,220 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #4,288 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #8,033 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #4,194 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #3,614 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #3,388 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #2,820 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #3,675 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #3,760 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #3,076 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #2,302 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 2003 | #3,824 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #2,739 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #2,473 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #3,733 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #5,971 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #5,114 | 13 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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