Samira
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning entertaining companion; fem. of Samir.
Babies a year
260
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#723
up from #773
UK popularity
#997
34 babies
How Samira has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #993 |
| 2018 | #914 |
| 2019 | #992 |
| 2020 | #925 |
| 2021 | #931 |
| 2022 | #778 |
| 2023 | #802 |
| 2024 | #773 |
| 2025 | #723 |
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Samira. In the US, 260 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Samira was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.01% of American babies of that sex.
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