Samirah

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

Girl's name · #2562 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Samirah reached its best rank, #2232, in 2013 and ranked #2562 in 2025. About 2,000 girls have carried it since 1977. Together with its spelling variant Samira (#723), Samirah would rank around #637 with about 460 births last year — the newborns split about 85/15 between Samira and Samirah.

Around the world: about 1 in 950 girls in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Samirahs

Samirah Moody — American sprinter (born 2002)

In stories & tradition

Samirah al-Abbas — Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

Similar names: Zamira · Ameena · Samiya · Aleyah · Amyrah · Zari

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