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Sameer

Boy

Meaning of Sameer: Arabic: 'companion in evening conversation'

Sameer is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2079th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2079

69 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,414

First recorded 1968 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 42 babies1982: 45 babies1983: 50 babies1984: 34 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 39 babies1987: 32 babies1988: 48 babies1989: 47 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 45 babies1992: 50 babies1993: 57 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 57 babies1996: 55 babies1997: 65 babies1998: 52 babies1999: 81 babies2000: 99 babies20002001: 123 babies2002: 108 babies2003: 106 babies2004: 119 babies2005: 136 babies2006: 129 babies2007: 90 babies2008: 90 babies2009: 83 babies2010: 77 babies20102011: 93 babies2012: 76 babies2013: 67 babies2014: 87 babies2015: 78 babies2016: 66 babies2017: 61 babies2018: 71 babies2019: 48 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 57 babies2024: 71 babies2025: 69 babies
US babies named Sameer per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 136.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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