Is Samella a boy or girl name?

Samella is a girl’s name. Of the 716 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Samella

Recorded 1898–1994 · United States

Samella was most popular in 1918, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,892 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 716 people named Samella.

Samella over time

Births per year. The dot marks Samella’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Samella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Samella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 716 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Samella

Where Samella is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Tennessee 23.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org