Samyar
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.
Samyar by the numbers
Samyar was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Samyar
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 Samyar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Samarevening conversation or gathering18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Samircompanion in evening conversation333 in the US (2017)
- Shamarguardian, protector94 in the US (2017)
- Salaarwarrior or chief; form of Salih or Sulari61 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sameerentertaining companion; form of Samir17 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Samyar
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