Samba
Boy · SAHM-bah
Samba is a boys' name, meaning “second-born son”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Samba mean?
West African name used by Fula and Wolof speakers
“second-born son”
Among the Fula of West Africa, Samba is traditionally given to a family's second son.
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Is Samba a girl's or a boy's name?
Samba is a boys' name.
How popular is Samba in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 4 boys.
Samba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
How popular is Samba in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Samba in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Samba in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Samba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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