Samira

Meaning and origin of Samira

Popularity of Samira in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1979.
• Over recent years, Samira has been stable (+0.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Samira every 44 schools, all spellings combined.

Samira in English-speaking countries

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  764^th girls’ name1,101 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,389+6.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  994^th girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,150

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  815^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,206

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,098^th girls’ name92 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,346−2.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Samirah10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Samira

• Soraya
• Kimia
• Daria
• Kimya
• Saliha
• Yassmine
• Yasmina
• Dilara
• Nesrine
• Roxanne
• Almas
• Jasmeen