Given name
Sameria
“protected by God”
Sameria is a variant of Samara. One Hebrew interpretation is “protected by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sameria is a variant of Samara. One Hebrew interpretation is “protected by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sameria 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sameria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 245
- 0 boys · 245 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,629 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,629 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 235 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.
Sameria’s family of names
Sameria has a related form in Samara.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.