Fun Facts About the Name Samera
- 571 babies named Samera: U.S. records list 571 babies given the name Samera from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Samera Mean?
Samera is a Latin-alphabet spelling of the Arabic feminine name Samira (سميرة), meaning "companion in evening conversation" or "entertaining companion." It comes from the Arabic root s-m-r, seen in samar, "evening talk" or "night conversation." The masculine samir is a companion in that talk, and samira is the feminine form. "Entertaining companion" is a customary gloss of the same idea, not a separate etymology.
The spelling Samera can also be understood as the feminine of the masculine Samer (سامر), an active participle from the same root meaning "one who converses at night." Whether a particular Samera is intended as a form of Samira or of Samer is not always clear, but both derivations belong to the same Arabic root and carry the same core sense. The similar-looking place name Samaria is unrelated.
Samera Name History & Origins
The Arabic name behind Samira is written سميرة and is related to the masculine سمير; both are common given names in Arabic-speaking countries. Arabic-speaking Muslim and Christian communities use them, and in South Asian Muslim usage Sameera is a frequent transliteration.
English spellings include Samira, Sameera, and Samera. These reflect different ways of rendering Arabic vowels in Latin letters; they are not independent names with separate ancient histories. Samera's development is therefore a matter of transliteration and English pronunciation rather than a new coinage.
How Popular is the Name Samera?
Samera 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 2004. Its best rank was #4,588 in 2004.
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 | #12,954 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,911 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #11,016 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #17,331 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #12,010 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #10,940 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,071 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #9,057 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,775 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #7,178 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #10,740 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,415 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,959 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #8,555 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #6,522 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #6,151 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #6,769 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #6,101 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #5,205 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #6,559 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #5,228 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #4,588 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #6,008 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #8,732 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #7,655 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #6,426 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,862 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #7,026 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #9,650 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #5,723 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #10,311 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,655 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #11,523 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #13,007 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,467 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,207 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #7,908 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #10,972 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,607 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,926 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #11,626 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #10,192 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #10,519 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #10,246 | 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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