Samir

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

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 1957 and has been recorded in 66 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 488 babies (rank #586 that year). In 2024 it was given to 484 boys (rank #590). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Samir

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

10,728

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

488

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Samir

Samir Nasriassociation football player · b. 1987
Samir Handanovićassociation football player · b. 1984
Samir Amingeopolitical analyst · b. 1931
Samir Ujkaniassociation football player · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1957	5	#4,466
1960	5	#4,511
1961	7	#3,610
1962	8	#3,262
1963	9	#3,021
1964	12	#2,526
1965	10	#2,747
1966	12	#2,443
1967	17	#1,965
1968	15	#2,178
1969	41	#1,248
1970	38	#1,369
1971	34	#1,492
1972	39	#1,360
1973	49	#1,183
1974	59	#1,080
1975	59	#1,098
1976	50	#1,238
1977	80	#962
1978	77	#988
1979	79	#1,003
1980	86	#973
1981	65	#1,142
1982	90	#949
1983	80	#992
1984	93	#916
1985	97	#926
1986	73	#1,099
1987	94	#980
1988	94	#1,010
1989	104	#1,008
1990	121	#947
1991	121	#971
1992	124	#972
1993	112	#1,045
1994	128	#979
1995	118	#1,027
1996	123	#1,017
1997	147	#929
1998	167	#869
1999	164	#915
2000	193	#834
2001	201	#821
2002	198	#840
2003	217	#801
2004	222	#814
2005	247	#789
2006	244	#832
2007	257	#833
2008	255	#848
2009	315	#739
2010	266	#807
2011	319	#717
2012	301	#761
2013	290	#775
2014	310	#759
2015	331	#737
2016	302	#787
2017	335	#720
2018	326	#734
2019	362	#695
2020	413	#649
2021	394	#677
2022	483	#592
2023	488	#586
2024	484	#590