Fun Facts About the Name Samar
- More than 2 thousand babies named Samar: U.S. records list 2,385 babies given the name Samar from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,107 girls received the name Samar.
What Does the Name Samar Mean?
Samar comes from two unrelated sources. In Arabic, samar (سَمَر) means "evening conversation" or "night talk" - the talk friends share after dark - and the name is formed directly from that noun, built on the root s-m-r. In Sanskrit, samara (समर) means "battle" or "war," and the shortened form Samar is used as a masculine name in India with that sense.
The Arabic name is a close relative of the masculine Samir (سَمِير), "companion in night conversation," which comes from the same root. It is separate from the Hebrew verb shamar (שָׁמַר, "to guard, to keep"), which begins with a different consonant and is not the source of the Arabic or the Indian name.
Samar Name History & Origins
Arabic samar belongs to an old root used in classical Arabic verse and in the Qur'an, where sāmiran (سَامِرًا) appears in a verse describing people who talk at night (23:67). The personal name Samar spread with Arabic across the Middle East and North Africa, and it is used widely in Arabic-speaking countries.
In South Asia, Samar is a separate name taken from Sanskrit samara, "battle." It sits within Hindi- and Sanskrit-based naming traditions and has no connection to the Arabic name; the two simply produce the same letters in English. The English place name Samaria, from Hebrew Shomron, is a further unrelated word.
How Popular is the Name Samar?
Samar has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #1,787 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,736 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #4,989 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #4,973 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #5,435 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,394 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2020 | #5,630 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,633 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #4,866 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #4,905 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #4,610 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,832 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2014 | #5,007 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #6,210 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #6,074 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #8,128 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,479 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #7,626 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #7,350 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #8,022 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #9,180 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #6,766 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,720 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #4,789 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #4,737 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #6,574 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,271 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #5,388 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #3,627 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #4,221 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #3,807 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #4,811 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #4,094 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #4,353 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #5,004 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #4,177 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #4,655 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #5,786 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #5,262 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #4,436 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #4,505 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #4,606 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #3,956 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #4,429 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #4,679 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #3,709 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #5,478 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #7,874 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,633 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #5,459 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #7,938 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,993 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,876 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #9,311 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,329 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2024 | #2,299 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 2023 | #2,430 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2022 | #1,787 | 92 | 0.0053% |
| 2021 | #1,835 | 85 | 0.0049% |
| 2020 | #2,110 | 67 | 0.0039% |
| 2019 | #2,014 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2018 | #1,955 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 2017 | #1,998 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 2016 | #2,106 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2015 | #2,204 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2014 | #2,249 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 2013 | #2,617 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2012 | #3,159 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #3,416 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2010 | #3,512 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #5,507 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,241 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #3,979 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,975 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #2,890 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #4,109 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #7,716 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #6,005 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #4,851 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #11,811 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #5,769 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #7,000 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,686 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,612 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,513 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #9,361 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #7,037 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,808 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #7,128 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,520 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #7,090 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,109 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,266 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,960 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,126 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,976 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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