Samyra
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 40 babies a year in the US.
Samyra by the numbers
Samyra was given to 40 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 57 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Samyra
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 Samyra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Samyra
Names that are said the same way as Samyra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Samairaevening breeze17 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
- Sameerahentertaining companion, one who keeps vigil3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samayra3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Samyra
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