Samir

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Samir is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In Arabic, Samir means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", "superb", or "perfect".

From Wikipedia

Samir first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 39 babies (rank #506 that year). In 2024 it was given to 25 boys (rank #1,032). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Samir

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Samir yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

847
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
39
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199123#672
199221#727
199316#889
199429#568
199516#950
199625#699
199723#717
199839#506
199928#642
200033#572
200119#868
200231#621
200331#637
200436#600
200537#603
200634#659
200721#973
200830#772
200925#899
201022#1,001
201131#762
201222#1,003
201316#1,259
201422#1,005
201517#1,205
201626#913
201721#1,094
201822#1,037
201925#947
202022#1,049
202124#1,012
202219#1,193
202316#1,360
202425#1,032