Is Samira a boy or girl name?
Samira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 364 girls and 0 boys were named Samira, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,486 US babies named Samira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #773
- Babies named Samira since 1961
- 8,486
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 365 babies
Boys and girls named Samira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 245 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 589 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,191 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,352 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,404 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,644 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 364 | #773 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 349 | #803 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 365 | #780 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 287 | #927 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 279 | #928 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 261 | #991 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 295 | #913 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 262 | #993 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,087 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,125 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,182 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,054 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,105 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,147 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,050 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,074 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,069 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,078 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 252 | #975 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 238 | #995 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 313 | #792 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 247 | #908 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,229 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,156 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,334 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,175 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,439 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,327 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,321 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,531 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,467 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,471 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,504 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,510 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,681 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,767 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,913 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,971 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,972 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,182 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,987 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,895 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,931 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,041 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,571 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,297 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,893 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,712 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,941 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,662 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,615 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,480 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,085 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,437 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,376 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,901 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,908 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,765 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,611 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,801 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,358 |
Highest rank
Samira has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #773 in 2024. 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 Samira
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.