Samarah is a spelling of Samara, a name with several sources: the Hebrew Shemariah, "guarded by God", the Arabic samar, "evening conversation", and the Russian city on the Volga. The h ending gives it a softer look in the manner of Sarah. Samarah stood at number 5282 in 2000, peaked at number 1742 in 2006 and sits at number 2991 in 2025.