Fun Facts About the Name Sameera
- 850 babies named Sameera: U.S. records list 850 babies given the name Sameera from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sameera Mean?
Sameera is most commonly an Arabic feminine name meaning "evening companion" or "companion in night conversation." It is a variant spelling of Samira (Arabic Samīra, سميرة), the feminine form of Samir, from the Arabic root s-m-r, which relates to spending the evening in talk and entertainment. The literal sense is a female companion who shares evening conversation; the common gloss "entertaining companion" is a customary interpretation of that idea. Sameera also has a separate Indian derivation as a feminine form of Sameer, from Sanskrit samīra (समीर), meaning "breeze" or "wind." This Sanskrit origin is unrelated to the Arabic name, even though both are spelled the same in English.
Sameera Name History & Origins
The Arabic name developed from the masculine Samir and its feminine Samira. In Arabic-speaking regions, names from the root s-m-r are traditional personal names, and the feminine form has been carried into Persian, Turkish, and South Asian Muslim communities through the spread of Arabic and Islamic naming customs. English spellings vary because Arabic script does not map one-to-one onto Latin letters; Sameera, Samira, and Samirah all represent the same Arabic name in different transliterations.
In South Asia, Sameera also appears as the feminine of Sameer, a name from Sanskrit samīra. That feminine use follows the South Asian pattern of forming a feminine from a masculine name. Because Arabic and Sanskrit names have long coexisted in India and Pakistan, a bearer of the name may inherit either tradition, and the English spelling alone does not show which one is intended.
How Popular is the Name Sameera?
Sameera 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 2016. Its best rank was #3,982 in 2016.
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 | #5,528 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #6,857 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,362 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,947 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,126 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #4,977 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #4,878 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #6,478 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #7,376 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #3,982 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #4,477 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #4,638 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #5,801 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #5,531 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #5,185 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #5,218 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #5,201 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #5,721 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #4,455 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2006 | #4,553 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #4,808 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #5,181 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #5,063 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #8,731 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #8,098 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,947 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #8,683 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #9,142 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #8,221 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #8,010 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #5,639 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #10,330 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,380 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #10,265 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,187 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #6,777 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #8,599 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #11,449 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,225 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,137 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #9,063 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #7,986 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #8,770 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #10,191 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #7,266 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #7,982 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #8,777 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #11,073 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #10,897 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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