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Samir

“Holy; jovial; charming; also 'exquisite' (Albanian)” — Arabic/Albanian origin

Boy's name · #643 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Samir is near its high-water mark: it reached #586 in 2023 and still ranked #643 in 2025. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1957.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,300 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 5,400 boys in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Samirs

• Samir Nasri — French footballer (born 1987)
• Samir Handanović — Slovenian association football player (born 1984)
• Samir Amin — Egyptian-French economist and political theorist (1931-2018)
• Samir Ujkani — Albanian-Kosovan footballer
• Samir Geagea — Lebanese politician

In stories & tradition

• Samir Duran — StarCraft
• Samir — Team Spirit

What Samirs become

Among 623 notable people named Samir:

Sports figures appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Samir Nasri, French footballer (born 1987).

Similar names: Zamir · Dario · Zaire · Hamza · Ameer · Zaid

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