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Samirah

Girl

Meaning of Samirah: Arabic & Persian: 'companion in evening talk'

Samirah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2461st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2461

69 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,958

First recorded 1977 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 21 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 36 babies2002: 41 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 81 babies2007: 80 babies2008: 75 babies2009: 75 babies2010: 79 babies20102011: 66 babies2012: 82 babies2013: 84 babies2014: 66 babies2015: 55 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 60 babies2018: 62 babies2019: 59 babies2020: 54 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 78 babies2023: 49 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 69 babies
US babies named Samirah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 84.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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