Is Samir a boy or girl name?
Samir is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 484 boys were named Samir, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 10,728 US babies named Samir were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #590
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Samir since 1957
- 10,728
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 493 babies
Boys and girls named Samir, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 564 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 876 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,325 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,349 | 33 | 1.4% |
| 2010s | 3,142 | 31 | 1% |
| 2020s | 2,262 | 5 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 484 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 488 | #586 | 5 | #17,175 |
| 2022 | 483 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 394 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 413 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 362 | #695 | 5 | #17,556 |
| 2018 | 326 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 335 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 302 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 331 | #737 | 5 | #18,653 |
| 2014 | 310 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 290 | #775 | 8 | #12,949 |
| 2012 | 301 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 319 | #717 | 8 | #13,147 |
| 2010 | 266 | #807 | 5 | #19,329 |
| 2009 | 315 | #739 | 6 | #16,901 |
| 2008 | 255 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 257 | #833 | 5 | #19,985 |
| 2006 | 244 | #832 | 5 | #19,499 |
| 2005 | 247 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 222 | #814 | 5 | #18,279 |
| 2003 | 217 | #801 | 12 | #8,956 |
| 2002 | 198 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 201 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 193 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 164 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 167 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 147 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 118 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 128 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 112 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 124 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 121 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 121 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 104 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 94 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 94 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 97 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 93 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 80 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 90 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 65 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 86 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 79 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 77 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 80 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 59 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 49 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,262 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,610 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,511 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,466 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Samir reached #586 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #8,956 in 2003. 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 Samir
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.