Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Samira

suh-MEE-ruh · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Companion in evening talk; entertainer
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#773
2024 births364
Peak year2022
First appeared1961
Total US births8,486
2022 peak19611977199320082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
SamMira
Alternate spellings
SameeraSamirah
In other languages
Samira (Arabic)Semire (Turkish)Sameera (variant)

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