Sameer
Samir is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In Arabic, Samir (سمير) means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", "superb", or "perfect". Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Sameer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samir is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In Arabic, Samir (سمير) means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", "superb", or "perfect". Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
The Story of Sameer
Sameer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 136 births, good for #1,170 nationwide. About 31% of every Sameer on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sameer ranks #2,228 for baby boys with 66 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Sameer
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About the name Sameer
Sameer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Sameer's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,135. Use the chart and map above to compare Sameer'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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