Samira

Girl name

Samira has been given to 8,875 babies in the U.S. since 1961. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #723 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /sæˈmiːrə/

From Persian سمیراAPI.

Origin: Persian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

8,875

Peak year

2025 (387 babies)

Rank in 2025

#723 for girls

First recorded

1961

10-year trend

▲ +70%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Samira.

8,811 babies since 1898

8,963 babies since 1935

8,735 babies since 1918

8,727 babies since 1971

9,065 babies since 1979

8,658 babies since 1881

9,147 babies since 1903

8,547 babies since 1916

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