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Samira

Meaning A female given name from Persian mainly used by Persians Gender Girl Rank 2025 #723 Trend ↑ Rising 36%

A female given name from Persian mainly used by Persians.

Rank 2025
#723
among girls · ↑51 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
387
named Samira · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,153
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
387 babies
All-time total
8,875
#1,811 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Samira popularity over time

8,875 babies have been named Samira since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 61 6 – #3,908
1970s 245 25 +302% #2,297
1980s 589 59 +140% #1,681
1990s 1,191 119 +102% #1,175
2000s 2,353 235 +98% #792
2010s 2,404 240 +2% #913
2020s (to 2025) 2,032 339 +41% #723

Where Samira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 407 0.25 outside top 500
2027 426 0.26 outside top 500
2028 442 0.27 outside top 500
2029 456 0.28 outside top 500
2030 468 0.29 outside top 500

Where Samira is most popular

Girls named Samira per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.216 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Minnesota, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Samira born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 194 0.490 +127%
Minnesota 47 0.436 +102%
Massachusetts 45 0.372 +72%
Maryland 36 0.340 +57%
Florida 144 0.337 +56%
Illinois 74 0.323 +50%
Arizona 44 0.314 +45%
Utah 26 0.312 +45%
New Jersey 56 0.310 +44%
Colorado 34 0.305 +41%
North Carolina 65 0.285 +32%
Ohio 63 0.266 +23%
Nevada 11 0.237 +10%
California 199 0.237 +10%
Virginia 40 0.235 +9%
Indiana 32 0.228 +5%
Louisiana 19 0.217 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 51 0.216 ≈ national
Washington 31 0.215 ≈ national
Michigan 39 0.214 ≈ national
Georgia 48 0.211 ≈ national
Texas 168 0.209 ≈ national
Iowa 11 0.188 -13%
Tennessee 26 0.164 -24%
South Carolina 14 0.156 -28%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -40%
Missouri 13 0.108 -50%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -60%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Samira

Samira is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #723 in 2025 with 387 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 8,875 American babies have been named Samira. Its peak came in 2025, when 387 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Samira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Samira?

The median living Samira is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 25. An estimated 8,800 people named Samira are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Samira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 387 #723
2024 364 #774
2023 350 #802
2022 365 #781
2021 287 #927
2020 279 #928
2019 261 #992
2018 295 #913
2017 262 #993
2016 239 #1,087
2015 227 #1,125
2014 208 #1,182
2013 236 #1,055
2012 225 #1,105
2011 214 #1,148
2010 237 #1,050
2009 239 #1,072
2008 245 #1,069
2007 243 #1,082
2006 236 #1,078
2005 252 #975
2004 238 #995
2003 313 #792
2002 247 #908
2001 165 #1,229
2000 175 #1,156
1995 126 #1,321
1990 103 #1,510
1985 56 #1,971
1980 52 #2,041
1975 25 #2,941
1970 13 #4,437
1965 9 #4,765
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Famous people named Samira

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Samira Wiley Samira Wiley American actress b. 1987 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Samira Said Samira Said Moroccan-Egyptian actress and singer (born 1958) Contemporary
  3. 3 Samira Efendi Samira Efendi Azerbaijani singer (born 1991) Contemporary
  4. 4 Samira Makhmalbaf Samira Makhmalbaf Iranian filmmaker (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Samira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Samira?

The median living Samira is about 15 years old. Half of all living Samiras are between 6 and 25 years old.

How many people named Samira are alive today?

An estimated 8,800 people named Samira are alive in the United States, based on 8,875 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Samira mean?

A female given name from Persian mainly used by Persians.

How popular is the name Samira in 2025?

Samira ranked #723 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 387 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Samira?

8,875 babies have been named Samira in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Samira most popular?

Samira peaked in 2025, when 387 newborns received the name.

Is Samira a boy or girl name?

Samira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Samira rising or falling?

Samira is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Samira become more popular?

Samira is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 468 girls named Samira in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Samira?

Well-known people named Samira include Samira Wiley (actor), Samira Said (singer), Samira Efendi (singer).

Names like Samira

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