Samori*
#17,061 most common boys' name of all time · #44,516 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1984–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#17,061
Rank overall
#44,516 of 105,966
First appeared
1984
Years on the list
13 of 146
All-time
78
Since 2016
47
Peak year
1999 #6,858
Best rank
#6,304 1984
Girls
Boys
peak 9/yr
Samori first appears in 1984. 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.