Fun Facts About the Name Samir
- More than 11 thousand babies named Samir: U.S. records list 11,162 babies given the name Samir from 1880 through 2025. Even 69 girls received the name Samir - about 1 girl for every 161 boys.
What Does the Name Samir Mean?
Samir is a masculine name with two independent origins. In Arabic, Samīr (سمير) comes from the root s-m-r, which concerns night talk. A samīr is someone who keeps you company in the evening with conversation - an entertaining companion or confidant. The related verb samara means "to converse by night." The usual feminine form is Samīra (سميرة), and the name also appears in the spelling Sameer.
Separately, the Sanskrit word samīra (समीर) means "wind" or "breeze," and Samir as used in Hindi and other South Asian languages is generally understood through that word. The Arabic and Sanskrit names coincide in their Latin-letter spelling but come from unrelated languages and carry unrelated meanings.
Samir Name History & Origins
The Arabic Samīr is a descriptive word name taken from ordinary Arabic vocabulary, not from a story about a particular person. It has been used as a personal name in the Arabic-speaking Middle East and by Muslim communities in other regions, alongside the feminine Samira. Its literal sense ties the name to evening gatherings and talk, a familiar social setting in the cultures where it circulated.
In South Asia, the same spelling usually reflects the Sanskrit word for wind. Sanskrit poets used samīra for breezes as a standard image, and names drawn from natural words are common in Sanskrit-derived naming. In modern India and Pakistan the name is frequently written Sameer.
Because the two names look identical in English, they are sometimes treated as one. They are best kept separate: one is Arabic, the other Sanskrit, and neither derivation depends on the other.
How Popular is the Name Samir?
Samir recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2023. Its best rank was #586 in 2023.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #17,175 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #17,556 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #18,653 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,949 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #13,147 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #19,329 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,901 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #19,985 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #19,499 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #18,279 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #8,956 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #643 | 434 | 0.0254% |
| 2024 | #590 | 484 | 0.0282% |
| 2023 | #586 | 488 | 0.0286% |
| 2022 | #592 | 483 | 0.0277% |
| 2021 | #677 | 394 | 0.0225% |
| 2020 | #649 | 413 | 0.0239% |
| 2019 | #695 | 362 | 0.0202% |
| 2018 | #734 | 326 | 0.0180% |
| 2017 | #720 | 335 | 0.0181% |
| 2016 | #787 | 302 | 0.0159% |
| 2015 | #737 | 331 | 0.0173% |
| 2014 | #759 | 310 | 0.0161% |
| 2013 | #775 | 290 | 0.0153% |
| 2012 | #761 | 301 | 0.0159% |
| 2011 | #717 | 319 | 0.0168% |
| 2010 | #807 | 266 | 0.0139% |
| 2009 | #739 | 315 | 0.0159% |
| 2008 | #848 | 255 | 0.0125% |
| 2007 | #833 | 257 | 0.0124% |
| 2006 | #832 | 244 | 0.0119% |
| 2005 | #789 | 247 | 0.0124% |
| 2004 | #814 | 222 | 0.0112% |
| 2003 | #801 | 217 | 0.0110% |
| 2002 | #840 | 198 | 0.0102% |
| 2001 | #821 | 201 | 0.0103% |
| 2000 | #834 | 193 | 0.0098% |
| 1999 | #915 | 164 | 0.0085% |
| 1998 | #869 | 167 | 0.0087% |
| 1997 | #929 | 147 | 0.0078% |
| 1996 | #1,017 | 123 | 0.0065% |
| 1995 | #1,027 | 118 | 0.0062% |
| 1994 | #979 | 128 | 0.0066% |
| 1993 | #1,045 | 112 | 0.0057% |
| 1992 | #972 | 124 | 0.0062% |
| 1991 | #971 | 121 | 0.0060% |
| 1990 | #947 | 121 | 0.0059% |
| 1989 | #1,008 | 104 | 0.0052% |
| 1988 | #1,010 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 1987 | #980 | 94 | 0.0050% |
| 1986 | #1,099 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 1985 | #926 | 97 | 0.0052% |
| 1984 | #916 | 93 | 0.0052% |
| 1983 | #992 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 1982 | #949 | 90 | 0.0050% |
| 1981 | #1,142 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1980 | #973 | 86 | 0.0048% |
| 1979 | #1,003 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 1978 | #988 | 77 | 0.0047% |
| 1977 | #962 | 80 | 0.0049% |
| 1976 | #1,238 | 50 | 0.0032% |
| 1975 | #1,098 | 59 | 0.0038% |
| 1974 | #1,080 | 59 | 0.0038% |
| 1973 | #1,183 | 49 | 0.0031% |
| 1972 | #1,360 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1971 | #1,492 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1970 | #1,369 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1969 | #1,248 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1968 | #2,178 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #1,965 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,443 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #2,747 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #2,526 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #3,021 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,262 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,610 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,511 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,466 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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