Samira

“Breeze; wind (Sanskrit); or entertaining companion (Arabic)” — Sanskrit/Arabic origin

Girl's name · #723 in the US (2025) · Trending

Samira has appeared in US records since 1961 — best rank #723 (2025) · 8,875 babies named Samira all-time · 1 in 4,200 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 400 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 2,100 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Samiras

Samira Said — Moroccan actress and singer
Samira Efendi — Azerbaijani singer
Samira Wiley — American actor and model
Samira Makhmalbaf — Iranian film director and screenwriter
Samira Tawfiq — musical artist

In stories & tradition

Samira Mohan — The Pitt
Samira — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? · Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria
Samira Adin — General Hospital

What Samiras become

Among 272 notable people named Samira:

Entertainers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Samira Said, Moroccan actress and singer.

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