Samin
- Gender
- Boy
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- Origin
- Arabic
Samin is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “precious, valuable”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Samin mean?
Arabic: from Arabic thamin, via Persian samin
“precious, valuable”
Is Samin a girl's or a boy's name?
Samin is a boys' name.
How popular is Samin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 5 boys.
Samin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Samin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Samin in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Samin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Samin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Saif Hassan Sahib Umar Abdullah Fahad Faizan Azaan Suhaib
Names related to Samin
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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, “Samin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/samin, updated 20 October 2026.