Samba
#12,691 most common boys' name of all time · #32,618 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1997–2024
Rank among boys
#12,691
Rank overall
#32,618 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
167
Since 2016
61
Peak year
2008 #6,317
Best rank
#6,260 2010
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Samba first appears in 1997. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,444 |
| 2022 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,436 |
| 2020 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,314 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,976 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,083 |
| 2017 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,954 |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,240 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,239 |
| 2014 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,535 |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,619 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,651 |
| 2010 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,260 |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,317 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,687 |
| 2006 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,544 |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,467 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,191 |
| 2001 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,207 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,749 |