Sameer

How popular is Sameer in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#1,613among boys

Babies in 2025

17about 1 in 18,000 boys

Five-year trend

Steadydown 12% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Sameer, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 106 boys.

2025 had more boys named Sameer than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Sameer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 53 boys in the UK were given Sameer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #655, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.

• Samir 36
• Sameer 17

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.

How popular is Sameer in the US?

Rank in 2025

#2,108among boys

Babies in 2025

69about 1 in 25,000 boys

Five-year trend

Steadyup 8% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 69 boys in the US were named Sameer, making it the 2,108th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 136 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.

Half of all the boys named Sameer in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 519 boys in the US were given Sameer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #553, up from #2,108 for this spelling alone.

• Samir 434
• Sameer 69
• Samier 9
• Saamir 7