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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Samar

Used in both girl and boy records

Samar appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Samar by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDSamar as a girl’s nameUS records 1972–2024
#6079girl rank2010peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDSamar as a boy’s nameUS records 1973–2024
#3948boy rank2022peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Samar in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl199833 uses#357319981972–202048 listed years
Boy201876 uses#193420181973–202037 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.