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Samer

Boy

Meaning of Samer: Arabic: 'companion in conversation'

Samer is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6076th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6076

14 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,463

First recorded 1966 · peak 1993

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 25 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 42 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 37 babies19901991: 35 babies1992: 38 babies1993: 55 babies1994: 53 babies1995: 48 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 32 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 29 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 7 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 14 babies
US babies named Samer per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 55.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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