Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Wind
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Samir
Pronunciation
s(a)-mir
More about the name
Samir (also spelled Sameer) is a masculine given name of multiple origins. In Arabic, Samir (سمير) means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", "superb", or "perfect".
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #586, 488 births); most recent 2025 (rank #643, 434 births)
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #8500, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15178, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 434 | – |
| 2024 | 484 | – |
| 2023 | 488 | 5 |
| 2022 | 483 | – |
| 2021 | 394 | – |
| 2020 | 413 | – |
| 2019 | 362 | 5 |
| 2018 | 326 | – |
| 2017 | 335 | – |
| 2016 | 302 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #328, 91 births); most recent 2025 (rank #873, 36 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2016 | 41 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #99, 701 births); most recent 2023 (rank #563, 77 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 77 |
| 2022 | 85 |
| 2021 | 65 |
| 2020 | 89 |
| 2019 | 107 |
| 2018 | 55 |
| 2017 | 95 |
| 2016 | 111 |
| 2015 | 110 |
| 2014 | 121 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #461, 7 births); most recent 2021 (rank #530, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #305, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #619, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence