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Why parents love Samora- Samora Machel IS Africa's most important liberation leader.He freed Mozambique.Three syllables with a powerful, African sound: sah-MOR-ah.Sam and Ora are both embedded.The most directly liberation-named name.
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The vibe of Samora
guardiankeeper of traditionAfricanShonaSamoraMachelliberationleaderMozambiquepowerful
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Origin & history of Samora
Shona/African (guardian)
→ Samora Machel
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Samora Machel IS Africa's most important liberation leader — freed Mozambique.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Shona; Samora Machel (1933–1986).
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Today
Samora remains a beloved choice, ranking #4960 in the US. 592 babies have been named Samora since 1976.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Samora?
2021
peak year
The name Samora reached its peak in 2021, with 42 registrations (ranked #3659). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1976, roughly 45 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4960) today, averaging about 29 new babies per year. Samora has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 592 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
42
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,659)
(ranked #3,659)
29
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
290
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
592
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Samora4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Samora's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — liberation leadership. People named Samora tend to be powerful, liberating, and gifted at being Africa's most important liberation leader.
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Africa's most important liberation✦
Machel-Mozambique◈
Powerful-guardian◎
Sam-Ora♡
Freed-traditionS1
A1
M4
O6
R9
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Samora🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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