Samyrah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 14 babies a year in the US.
Samyrah by the numbers
Samyrah was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Samyrah
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 Samyrah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Samyrah
Names that are said the same way as Samyrah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Samaraprotected by god; or from samaria1,002 in the US (2017)
- Samiraentertaining companion; fem. of Samir260 in the US (2017)
- Samairaevening breeze17 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
Names about as common as Samyrah
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