Given name
Samariah
“protected by God”
Samariah is a variant of Samara. One Hebrew interpretation is “protected by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Samariah is a variant of Samara. One Hebrew interpretation is “protected by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Samariah is a variant of Samara. An origin associated with Samara is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Samariah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 347
- 0 boys · 347 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,750 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,750 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 254 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Samariah’s family of names
Samariah has a related form in Samara.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.