Samir

Samir

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 91 babies (rank #330 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

1,231

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	50	#418
1997	43	#460
1998	51	#423
1999	58	#394
2000	48	#442
2001	65	#374
2002	68	#362
2003	69	#385
2004	91	#330
2005	56	#501
2006	71	#456
2007	47	#628
2008	59	#564
2009	66	#528
2010	72	#494
2011	65	#543
2012	59	#602
2013	39	#802
2014	62	#581
2015	51	#676
2016	41	#796

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#418

1997

#460

1998

#423

1999

#394

2000

#442

2001

#374

2002

#362

2003

#385

2004

#330

2005

#501

2006

#456

2007

#628

2008

#564

2009

#528

2010

#494

2011

#543

2012

#602

2013

#802

2014

#581

2015

#676

2016

#796

Meaning

Numerology of Samir

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Samir

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