Samarra is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #10314 in 2012 with 11 recorded births. This places Samarra in the bottom 47% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 43 births ranking #3482. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 83.3%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 160,067 girls born was named Samarra. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.