Samir Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Samir has been in the top 1000 popular name for boys in the US since 1982.

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A Deep Dive

Samir Overview

Meaning

Holy, jovial, loyal, charming, to talk in the evening

Gender

Boy

Origin

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the Arabic “Samīr,” meaning “entertaining companion” or “companion in evening talk”​.

Religion

Islam

Pronunciation

/səˈmɪər/

Popularity

Samir is widely used in Arabic-speaking countries, as well as in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and the Balkans. In the USA, it ranked #585 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Exotic, Religious and Spiritual, Traditional

Associated Traits

Intelligent, charismatic, compassionate, adventurous

Name Day

July 28th
A Deep Dive

Samir Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Sameer, Samer, Samyr, Semir, Samira, Sammir, Sammeer, Samirae, Samire, Samyra

Common Nicknames

Sam, Sammy, Mir, Sami, Mira, Sammi, Saim, Amir, Samo, Sim

Diminutives

Sam, Sami, Mir, Sammi

Famous People

  • Samir Handanović
    (Slovenian Soccer Player)
  • Samir Nasri
    (French Soccer Player)
  • Samir Amin
    (Egyptian Economist)
  • Samir Bannout
    (Lebanese Bodybuilder)
  • Samir Ghanem
    (Egyptian Comedian)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Samir Nagheenanajar
    ("Office Space," Film)
  • Samir
    ("The Simpsons," TV Series)
  • Samir
    ("Homeland," TV Series)
  • Samir Duran
    ("StarCraft," Video Game)
  • Samir
    ("24," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Samir?

Samir means “holy,” “jovial,” “loyal,” “charming,” or “to talk in the evening,” indicating a person with a delightful and trustworthy personality.

What Is the Origin of The Name Samir?

The name Samir has its origins in Arabic.

Samir Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Samir in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6762021#5902022#5852023
Top 3 Rankings#5852023#5902022#6482020

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Samir

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023585
(+5 from 2022)
488
(+5 from 2022)
0.02665
2022590
(+86 from 2021)
483
(+89 from 2021)
0.02579
2021676
(-28 from 2020)
394
(-19 from 2020)
0.02103
2020648
(+46 from 2019)
413
(+51 from 2019)
0.02233
2019694
(+37 from 2018)
362
(+36 from 2018)
0.01884
2018731
(-12 from 2017)
326
(-9 from 2017)
0.01677
2017719
(+68 from 2016)
335
(+34 from 2016)
0.01693
2016787
(-51 from 2015)
301
(-30 from 2015)
0.01486
2015736
(+22 from 2014)
331
(+21 from 2014)
0.01619
2014758
(+15 from 2013)
310
(+20 from 2013)
0.01513
2013773
(-13 from 2012)
290
(-11 from 2012)
0.01435
2012760
(-43 from 2011)
301
(-18 from 2011)
0.01483
2011717
(+90 from 2010)
319
(+54 from 2010)
0.01570
2010807
(-69 from 2009)
265
(-50 from 2009)
0.01290
2009738
(+108 from 2008)
315
(+60 from 2008)
0.01485
2008846
(-14 from 2007)
255
(-2 from 2007)
0.01169
2007832
No change from 2006
257
(+13 from 2006)
0.01160
2006832
(-46 from 2005)
244
(-3 from 2005)
0.01113
2005786
(+24 from 2004)
247
(+25 from 2004)
0.01161
2004810
(-10 from 2003)
222
(+5 from 2003)
0.01050
2003800
(+39 from 2002)
217
(+19 from 2002)
0.01033
2002839
(-21 from 2001)
198
(-3 from 2001)
0.00958
2001818
(+11 from 2000)
201
(+8 from 2000)
0.00972
2000829
(+84 from 1999)
193
(+29 from 1999)
0.00924
1999913
(-46 from 1998)
164
(-3 from 1998)
0.00804
1998867
(+55 from 1997)
167
(+20 from 1997)
0.00824
1997922
(+89 from 1996)
147
(+24 from 1996)
0.00736
19961011
(+11 from 1995)
123
(+5 from 1995)
0.00614
19951022
(-47 from 1994)
118
(-10 from 1994)
0.00587
1994975
(+67 from 1993)
128
(+16 from 1993)
0.00628
19931042
(-75 from 1992)
112
(-12 from 1992)
0.00542
1992967
No change from 1991
124
(+3 from 1991)
0.00591
1991967
(-30 from 1990)
121
No change from 1990
0.00571
1990937
(+65 from 1989)
121
(+17 from 1989)
0.00562
19891002
(+1 from 1988)
104
(+10 from 1988)
0.00496
19881003
(-29 from 1987)
94
No change from 1987
0.00469
1987974
(+120 from 1986)
94
(+21 from 1986)
0.00482
19861094
(-173 from 1985)
73
(-24 from 1985)
0.00380
1985921
(-9 from 1984)
97
(+4 from 1984)
0.00504
1984912
(+74 from 1983)
93
(+13 from 1983)
0.00496
1983986
(-43 from 1982)
80
(-10 from 1982)
0.00429
1982943
(+189 from 1981)
90
(+25 from 1981)
0.00477
19811132
(-165 from 1980)
65
(-21 from 1980)
0.00349
1980967
(+34 from 1979)
86
(+7 from 1979)
0.00464
19791001
(-18 from 1978)
79
(+2 from 1978)
0.00441
1978983
(-29 from 1977)
77
(-3 from 1977)
0.00451
1977954
(+271 from 1976)
80
(+30 from 1976)
0.00468
19761225
(-131 from 1975)
50
(-9 from 1975)
0.00306
19751094
(-21 from 1974)
59
No change from 1974
0.00364
19741073
(+103 from 1973)
59
(+10 from 1973)
0.00362
19731176
(+173 from 1972)
49
(+10 from 1972)
0.00304
19721349
(+117 from 1971)
39
(+5 from 1971)
0.00233
19711466
(-115 from 1970)
34
(-4 from 1970)
0.00187
19701351
(-120 from 1969)
38
(-3 from 1969)
0.00199
19691231
(+879 from 1968)
41
(+26 from 1968)
0.00224
19682110
(-203 from 1967)
15
(-2 from 1967)
0.00084
19671907
(+421 from 1966)
17
(+5 from 1966)
0.00096
19662328
(+287 from 1965)
12
(+2 from 1965)
0.00066
19652615
(-207 from 1964)
10
(-2 from 1964)
0.00053
19642408
(+448 from 1963)
12
(+3 from 1963)
0.00059
19632856
(+186 from 1962)
9
(+1 from 1962)
0.00044
19623042
(+311 from 1961)
8
(+1 from 1961)
0.00038
19613353
(+688 from 1960)
7
(+2 from 1960)
0.00032
19604041
(-46 from 1957)
5
No change from 1957
0.00023
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19573995
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00023
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Samir

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4272021#3912022#3302023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#6852021#3882022#5832023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#9472021#10862022#6822023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#4322021#3732022#4182023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4252021#4242022#3412023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#12332021#7362022#7962023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#7192021#4932022#4282023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3802021#5882022#4892023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4342021#3722022#3972023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#4022021#3582022#4672023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4022021#6562022#6882023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#6632021#5012022#4552023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3162021#4052022#4352023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#6422021#8612022#5042023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#8912021#5842022#5022023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#6852021#4422022#5202023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2112021#1182022#2312023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4442020#3202021#3062022

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#11522021#6842022#6442023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#10762016#10532018#6402022

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#8382021#8482022#7292023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#7922021#5272022#5222023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#5982021#7532022#6402023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#8722021#7662022#6912023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#6492017#9872019#8052022

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#7712015#7762020#7872023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#6392020#7462021

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#7322020#7662022

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4552022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4972019

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2372017

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#6512023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6302001

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4971982

Popularity Rankings for Samir in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan#892014#902015#842016

Popularity in Russia (Moscow)

Russia (Moscow) flagRussia (Moscow)#1122021#1282022#1182023

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1332014#1992020#1822021

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#1661995#1841996#1921997

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#1742009#1762013#2002014

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#3762012#4732015#2782016

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#3082020#3842021#4462023

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#3512021#3862022#3822023

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#4122018#3952019#3882021

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#6452022#4012023

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#4582020#5902021#6862022

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#4971996#4931997#4902004

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7492018#6372020#5522021

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#5572018#7982020#6712022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#7502021#9512022#7082023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#8252019#8982020#9072021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Samir a Name for Boys or Girls?

Typically, Samir is used for boys due to its Arabic meaning.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Samir

Samir in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Samir Handanović (Soccer Player, 1984): A Slovenian goalkeeper who has played for Inter Milan and the Slovenian national team.
  • Samir Nasri (Soccer Player, 1987): A French attacking midfielder who has played for Arsenal, Manchester City, and the French national team.
  • Samir Amin (Economist, 1931–2018): An Egyptian economist and scholar, known for his works on the political economy and development.
  • Samir Bannout (Bodybuilder, 1955): A Lebanese bodybuilder nicknamed "The Lion of Lebanon," who won Mr. Olympia in 1983.
  • Samir Ghanem (Comedian, 1937–2021): An Egyptian comedian and actor renowned for his comedic roles and television appearances.
  • Samir Nagheenanajar ("Office Space," 1999 Film): A software engineer who works at Initech and is part of a plot to embezzle money.
  • Samir ("The Simpsons," TV Series): A minor character appearing as one of the many residents of Springfield.
  • Samir ("Homeland," TV Series): A character involved in the espionage and counter-terrorism plotlines.
  • Samir Duran ("StarCraft," 1998 Video Game): A character in the military science fiction game who is a manipulative and enigmatic operative.
  • Samir ("24," TV Series): A terrorist character involved in the complex narratives of the counter-terrorism drama.
  • None

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