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Samir

Boy

Meaning of Samir: Arabic: 'companion in evening talk'

Samir is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 656th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 898th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#656

434 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#898

35 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,163

First recorded 1957 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 65 babies1982: 90 babies1983: 80 babies1984: 93 babies1985: 98 babies1986: 73 babies1987: 94 babies1988: 94 babies1989: 104 babies1990: 121 babies19901991: 121 babies1992: 124 babies1993: 112 babies1994: 128 babies1995: 118 babies1996: 123 babies1997: 147 babies1998: 167 babies1999: 164 babies2000: 193 babies20002001: 201 babies2002: 198 babies2003: 229 babies2004: 227 babies2005: 247 babies2006: 249 babies2007: 262 babies2008: 255 babies2009: 321 babies2010: 271 babies20102011: 327 babies2012: 301 babies2013: 298 babies2014: 310 babies2015: 336 babies2016: 302 babies2017: 335 babies2018: 326 babies2019: 367 babies2020: 413 babies20202021: 394 babies2022: 483 babies2023: 493 babies2024: 486 babies2025: 434 babies
US babies named Samir per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 493.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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