Is Samar a boy or girl name?
Samar is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 62 boys were named Samar, so 30.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 47% of the 2,296 US babies named Samar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,299
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,989
- Babies named Samar since 1972
- 2,296
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 117 babies
Boys and girls named Samar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26 | 60 | 69.8% |
| 1980s | 32 | 173 | 84.4% |
| 1990s | 50 | 245 | 83.1% |
| 2000s | 193 | 203 | 51.3% |
| 2010s | 555 | 265 | 32.3% |
| 2020s | 362 | 132 | 26.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62 | #2,299 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,430 | 27 | #4,973 |
| 2022 | 92 | #1,787 | 24 | #5,435 |
| 2021 | 85 | #1,835 | 32 | #4,394 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,110 | 22 | #5,630 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,014 | 30 | #4,633 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,955 | 28 | #4,866 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,998 | 28 | #4,905 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,106 | 31 | #4,610 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,204 | 29 | #4,832 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,249 | 28 | #5,007 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,617 | 21 | #6,210 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,159 | 22 | #6,074 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,416 | 15 | #8,128 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,512 | 33 | #4,479 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,507 | 17 | #7,626 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,241 | 18 | #7,350 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,979 | 16 | #8,022 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,975 | 13 | #9,180 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,890 | 18 | #6,766 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,109 | 22 | #5,720 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,716 | 27 | #4,789 |
| 2002 | 12 | #6,005 | 26 | #4,737 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,851 | 17 | #6,574 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,811 | 29 | #4,271 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,388 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,769 | 33 | #3,627 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,221 |
| 1996 | 8 | #7,000 | 29 | #3,807 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,686 | 21 | #4,811 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,612 | 26 | #4,094 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,513 | 24 | #4,353 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,004 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,361 | 25 | #4,177 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,037 | 21 | #4,655 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,808 | 15 | #5,786 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,262 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,436 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,505 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,606 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,128 | 20 | #3,956 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,429 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,520 | 16 | #4,679 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,090 | 22 | #3,709 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,109 | 13 | #5,478 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,266 | 8 | #7,874 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,960 | 15 | #4,633 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,459 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,938 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,993 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,126 | 5 | #9,876 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,976 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,311 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Samar reached #1,787 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #3,627 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Samar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.