MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samara mean?
Samara is the Sanskrit word for a battle or encounter. Its Odia personal-name form retains this whole-word martial sense, which occurs frequently in classical epic descriptions.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Odia
ସମରା
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
समरा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samara in Indian usage
4,610 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 1,768 records (38.4%).
- Recorded as male: 2,842 records (61.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 450 |
| 1960s | 734 |
| 1970s | 926 |
| 1980s | 1,173 |
| 1990s | 1,029 |
| Other decades | 298 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 2,903 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 633 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 331 |
| Jharkhand | 266 |
| Bihar | 162 |
| Assam | 125 |
| Other states | 190 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Samara / F | 38 | 922 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Samara; Table_6, C949 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samara; Table_6, C949
- Monier-Williams, samara, p. 1170,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.