Samar
Unisex · SA-mar · Arabic
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Samar is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “evening conversation”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 2,304th for boys in the US (60 babies).
What does Samar mean?
Arabic: Arabic; also a Hindi word
“evening conversation”
In Arabic samar means pleasant conversation at night; in Hindi and Sanskrit samar means battle.
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Is Samar a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Samar has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 18 boys in the UK and 29 girls and 60 boys in the US.
How popular is Samar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Samar, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 28 boys. 7 girls were also named Samar in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Samar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 55% of the babies named Samar in the UK in 1996, and 28% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Samar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Samar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,304among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 60 boys in the US were named Samar, making it the 2,304th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,094th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 92 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973. 29 girls were also named Samar in 2025 (4,660th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Samar in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1991, 83% of the babies named Samar in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 33%, with more boys than girls since 2011.
Samar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,304 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,288 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 92 | #1,782 |
| 2021 | 85 | #1,823 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,094 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,000 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,936 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,189 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
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