Samar
Samar is a female/male given name, gender is based on the country. It is used in several languages.
Meaning & Origin of Samar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samar is a female/male given name, gender is based on the country. It is used in several languages.
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The Story of Samar
As a girl name
Samar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 33 Samars were born — ranking #3,573 that year. As of 2026, Samar ranks #4,950 for girls with 27 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 1K Samars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Samar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 92 Samars were born — ranking #1,782 that year. As of 2026, Samar ranks #2,358 for boys with 61 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 1K Samars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Samar
Samar is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Samar's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,782. Use the chart and map above to compare Samar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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