Samarrah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Samarrah by the numbers
Samarrah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Samarrah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Samarrah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Samarahevening conversation; a form of Samara75 in the US (2017)
- Samariahwatched by god; a form of Samaria or Samaria-related names19 in the US (2017)
- Samarra6 in the US (2017)
- Samaraprotected by god; or from samaria1,002 in the US (2017)
- Samariawatchpost or guard height95 in the US (2017)
- Samairaevening breeze17 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Samarrah
Names that are said the same way as Samarrah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Samiraentertaining companion; fem. of Samir260 in the US (2017)
- Samirahentertaining companion in conversation60 in the US (2017)
- Sameeraentertaining companion, one who listens16 in the US (2017)
- Sameraentertaining companion; one who brings joy15 in the US (2017)
- Sameerahentertaining companion, one who keeps vigil3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samyra40 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Samarrah
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