Samara Brady
There are approximately 5 people named Samara Brady living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Samara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brady. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Samara
21K
Alive today
Named Brady
80K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 21K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2018
Average age: 17
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (32.5%)
Estimated bearers: 80K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #465
Per 100K: 23.44
Top ancestry: White (84.4%)
First name trend
Samara: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Samara. The peak year was 2018 with 1,270 births. The average person named Samara today is 17 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Samara
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Samara, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 32.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Samara described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Samara at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino32.5% · 5,043
- White32.2% · 4,993
- Black or African American21.7% · 3,365
- Two or more races8.3% · 1,281
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 715
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 128
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Brady surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brady, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brady described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Brady at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.4% · 59,096
- Black or African American6.8% · 4,770
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 2,627
- Two or more races3.5% · 2,445
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 611
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 498
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Samara has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0062% of the US population, based on 21,386 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Samara right now.
The surname Brady appears at a rate of 23.44 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0234%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Samara Brady. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Brady
FAQ
Samara Brady: questions and answers
How many people are named Samara Brady?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Samara Brady. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0062%) with the surname frequency (23.44 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Samara Brady?
We classify Samara Brady as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Samara a male or female name?
Samara is predominantly female. Out of 21,807 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Samara profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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