A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Samara
contemporary · melodic · airborne
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name traces to Hebrew roots meaning guarded and Arabic roots referring to evening conversation. It also serves as the botanical term for a winged tree seed. The record first registered the name in 1949 before steady adoption took hold in the early 2000s.
Also answers toSam, Sami, Mara
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1949–2025
SSA Data 1949 peak: 1,270 souls, A.D. 2018 2025
2025: 957 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
17 yrs
Most Samaras were born around 2018 — learned to read on a touchscreen.
Peak Reign
2018
№256 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 50%
then Gen Z 36% · Millennial 9%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈23K ever born · now rising
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Samara grew up with
SSA DataZoom kindergarten·Bluey·Alexa as a household member
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Samara peaked in 2018.
Estimated average age: 17.
What people think
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Samara sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Samara is overwhelmingly likely to still be on a family mobile phone plan. Half of all living bearers belong to Generation Alpha, with another thirty-six percent in Generation Z. The name sounds global and streamlined, free of heavy midcentury consonants. It suggests someone whose middle school years are either ongoing or very recent history.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Peak usage arrived in 2018 when roughly one thousand girls received the name in a single year.
Field Note 02
The average living bearer is sixteen years old.
Field Note 03
A 2002 horror film villain shared the moniker, yet American parents only accelerated their adoption of it in the decade that followed.
Notable Samaras
AI-WrittenSamara Weavingactress, b. 1992
Samara Joyjazz vocalist, b. 1999
Ephemera — If Samara were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Henderson, Nevada
Color
Sycamore seed brown
Object
Wireless earbuds in a pastel case
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