Samira

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Samira is a Sanskrit, Arabic, or Persian given name. In Sanskrit, Sameera or Samira is a feminine given-name, meaning "breeze, wind," or "Vāyu, the wind deity". Many anglicize their name to Samīr or Sameer.

From Wikipedia

Samira first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 89 babies (rank #413 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Samira

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.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.

1,259

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Samira

Samira Saidmusician · b. 1958
Samira Efendisinger · b. 1991
Samira Makhmalbafdirector · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	37	#658
1997	47	#563
1998	41	#626
1999	51	#555
2000	57	#510
2001	54	#528
2002	77	#422
2003	61	#522
2004	89	#413
2005	82	#454
2006	81	#479
2007	69	#542
2008	75	#518
2009	76	#528
2010	69	#581
2011	67	#609
2012	51	#777
2013	49	#799
2014	40	#938
2015	36	#1,004
2016	50	#789