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Girl name Hebrew;Arabic origin Jewish/Christian tradition

Samara

sah-MAH-rah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
protected by God;evening conversation
Language
Hebrew;Arabic
Culture
Hebrew;Arabic
Religion
Jewish/Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#309
2024 births997
Peak year2018
First appeared1949
Total US births21,802
2018 peak19491968198720052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sam
Alternate spellings
SamarahSammara
In other languages
Samara (Arabic)

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