Samayra
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Samayra by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Samayra. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Samayra
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Samayra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Samayra
Names that are said the same way as Samayra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Samarahevening conversation; a form of Samara75 in the US (2017)
- Samirahentertaining companion in conversation60 in the US (2017)
- Sameeraentertaining companion, one who listens16 in the US (2017)
- Sameraentertaining companion; one who brings joy15 in the US (2017)
- Sameerahentertaining companion, one who keeps vigil3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samora20 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Samayra
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