Name meaning & stats
Samer
Samer means “holy”. 1,463 US babies since 1940, peak 1993. Notable Samers are 1.3× over-represented as actors.
What it means
“holy”
Spelling of Samir
Samir around the world
- Самир · Russian
- Самір · Ukrainian
- سمير · Arabic
- समीर · Hindi
- サミル · Japanese
- 萨米尔 · Chinese
- 사미르 · Korean
Famous Samirs
- Samir Nasri · French footballer (born 1987)
- Samir Amin · Egyptian-French economist and political theorist (1931-2018)
- Samir Ujkani · Albanian-Kosovan footballer
In US birth records
Peak year: 1993
1,463 US babies were named Samer between 1940 and 2025.
Samer around the world
- Sweden: 55 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 614 in 2022
- England & Wales: 97 babies since 1996, peak 2010, No. 3,240 in 2025
- France: 120 babies since 1900, peak 1991
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Samers end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.3× | Low · 3 people |
| Journalist | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Screenwriter | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Basketball player | 1.2× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are actors, Samers show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 17 Samirs spell it Samer
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1993)