Samar is an uncommon variant of Samir that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Samar is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,329 among boys (60) and #4,736 among girls (29) — overall #3,858 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | #4,736 | #2,329 |
| 2024 | 89 | 89 | #5,006 | #2,309 |
| 2023 | 83 | 83 | #4,975 | #2,432 |
| 2022 | 116 | 116 | #5,439 | #1,790 |
| 2021 | 117 | 117 | #4,394 | #1,836 |
| 2020 | 89 | 89 | #5,634 | #2,110 |
| 2019 | 103 | 103 | #4,635 | #2,014 |
| 2018 | 104 | 104 | #4,868 | #1,955 |
| 2017 | 100 | 100 | #4,905 | #1,998 |
| 2016 | 98 | 98 | #4,613 | #2,106 |
| 2015 | 91 | 91 | #4,833 | #2,204 |
| 2014 | 88 | 88 | #5,008 | #2,249 |
| 2013 | 67 | 67 | #6,211 | #2,617 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #6,075 | #3,160 |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 | #8,131 | #3,417 |
| 2010 | 64 | 64 | #4,479 | #3,513 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | #7,628 | #5,508 |
| 2008 | 42 | 42 | #7,352 | #4,241 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | #8,024 | #3,979 |
| 2006 | 38 | 38 | #9,180 | #3,975 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #6,766 | #2,890 |
| 2004 | 44 | 44 | #5,720 | #4,109 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | #4,790 | #7,717 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #4,737 | #6,005 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | #6,574 | #4,851 |
| 2000 | 34 | 34 | #4,271 | #11,812 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #5,388 | — |
| 1998 | 44 | 44 | #3,627 | #5,769 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | #4,221 | — |
| 1996 | 37 | — | #3,807 | #6,999 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | #4,811 | #8,688 |
| 1994 | 33 | — | #4,093 | #7,612 |
| 1993 | 30 | — | #4,353 | #8,513 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #5,004 | — |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #4,177 | #9,361 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #4,655 | #7,037 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #5,786 | #6,809 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,261 | — |
| 1987 | 19 | — | #4,436 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,505 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,606 | — |
| 1984 | 25 | — | #3,956 | #7,130 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,429 | — |
| 1982 | 25 | — | #4,679 | #4,520 |
| 1981 | 27 | — | #3,709 | #7,090 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #5,478 | #6,109 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #7,875 | #5,266 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #4,633 | #4,960 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,459 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,937 | — |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,993 | — |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #9,874 | #5,126 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,976 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,312 | — |