Names / Boy names
Samurai
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#8,716
in 2021
First recorded
2004
in U.S. data
Children named
31
since 2004
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #8,716 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Samurai is a boys' name that makes its debut in 2004. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 31 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.