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Somara
How to Pronounce Somara
Pronounced soh-MAR-uh /soʊˈmɑːrə/Low
Meaning: Somara is a modern invented name, most plausibly a respelling or soft variant of Samara. Samara is both a biblical and Russian place name and the botanical word for a winged seed such as the maple's. As Somara the connection is loose, so it is best read as a melodic coinage on that sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Somara is a contemporary coinage that hovers close to Samara, shifting the first vowel to o. Samara is at once an ancient place name and the botanical term for a winged seed like the maple's; Somara borrows that pleasant, airy sound without a firm separate meaning of its own, which is honest to report.
Somara has always been rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak in the mid-two-thousands and just over a hundred in all. A girl named Somara is around twenty today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Somara mean?
It is a modern coined name, most likely a soft variant of Samara, which is both an old place name and the word for a winged maple seed.
How do you pronounce Somara?
It is said soh-MAR-uh /soʊˈmɑːrə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Somara a boy or girl name?
Somara is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Somara?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the mid-two-thousands.