How popular is the name Samira?

Samira ranks 1,532nd among girls' names in US records, with 8,675 births since 1961. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,023.

Is Samira a unisex name?

No. Samira is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2022, when 377 children were given the name. It has been in use for 64 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,532 of girl names

Pronounced S AE1 M AY1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

Samira is a girls' name, and first appears in 1961. It has been given to 8,675 children — the 1,532nd most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 26% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 377 children were given it.

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Samira?: Samira ranks 1,532nd among girls' names in US records, with 8,675 births since 1961. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,023.
Is Samira a unisex name?: No. Samira is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Samira most popular?: 2022, when 377 children were given the name. It has been in use for 64 years and is still recorded as of 2024.