Samra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAM-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Samra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “brown-skinned, dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Samra mean?
Arabic: from samra', feminine of asmar
“brown-skinned, dark”
Used by Bosnian, Pakistani and Arab families; the Arabic word describes a tawny or dark complexion.
Is Samra a girl's or a boy's name?
Samra is a girls' name.
How popular is Samra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Samra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Samra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Samra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Samra in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Samra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,717 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
Names like Samra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Salma, Hiba, Hafsa, Saba, Suha, Sama, Maha, Shifa, Huda, Faiza, Rahma
Names related to Samra
Samira, Samara, Samar, Samaira, Samirah, Samarah, Sameera, Samayra, Samaria, Samari
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Samra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/samra, updated 20 October 2026.