Samer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAA-mer
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Samer is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “companion in evening talk”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Samer mean?
Arabic
“companion in evening talk”
From samar, the Arabic tradition of friendly conversation late into the evening.
Is Samer a girl's or a boy's name?
Samer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Samer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Samer, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Samer than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Samer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Samer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Samer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Samer, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1994, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Samer in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Samer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,982 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,796 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,684 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,041 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,682 |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,724 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,670 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,858 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
Names like Samer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Hamza, Umar, Abdullah, Amir, Mustafa, Samir, Khalid, Raheem, Hassan, Saif
Names related to Samer
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Samer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/samer, updated 20 October 2026.