Samira is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Samira is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #723 for girl births in the United States (and #1,410 across all names), given to 387 babies — 399 including U.S. territories. Samira first appears in 1961 and peaked in 2025 (387 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 387 | 399 | #723 |
| 2024 | 364 | 371 | #774 |
| 2023 | 350 | 365 | #802 |
| 2022 | 365 | 377 | #781 |
| 2021 | 287 | 295 | #927 |
| 2020 | 279 | 293 | #928 |
| 2019 | 261 | 271 | #992 |
| 2018 | 295 | 308 | #913 |
| 2017 | 262 | 271 | #993 |
| 2016 | 239 | 246 | #1,087 |
| 2015 | 227 | 227 | #1,125 |
| 2014 | 208 | 215 | #1,182 |
| 2013 | 236 | 241 | #1,055 |
| 2012 | 225 | 235 | #1,105 |
| 2011 | 214 | 223 | #1,148 |
| 2010 | 237 | 242 | #1,050 |
| 2009 | 239 | 245 | #1,072 |
| 2008 | 245 | 254 | #1,069 |
| 2007 | 243 | 249 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 236 | 236 | #1,078 |
| 2005 | 252 | 252 | #975 |
| 2004 | 238 | 252 | #995 |
| 2003 | 313 | 324 | #792 |
| 2002 | 247 | 247 | #908 |
| 2001 | 165 | 165 | #1,229 |
| 2000 | 175 | 182 | #1,156 |
| 1999 | 134 | 139 | #1,334 |
| 1998 | 160 | 160 | #1,175 |
| 1997 | 116 | — | #1,439 |
| 1996 | 129 | — | #1,327 |
| 1995 | 126 | — | #1,321 |
| 1994 | 102 | — | #1,531 |
| 1993 | 109 | — | #1,467 |
| 1992 | 108 | — | #1,471 |
| 1991 | 104 | — | #1,504 |
| 1990 | 103 | — | #1,510 |
| 1989 | 82 | — | #1,681 |
| 1988 | 72 | — | #1,767 |
| 1987 | 60 | — | #1,913 |
| 1986 | 56 | — | #1,971 |
| 1985 | 56 | — | #1,971 |
| 1984 | 46 | — | #2,182 |
| 1983 | 52 | — | #1,987 |
| 1982 | 57 | — | #1,895 |
| 1981 | 56 | — | #1,931 |
| 1980 | 52 | — | #2,041 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #2,571 |
| 1978 | 40 | — | #2,297 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | #2,893 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #2,712 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | #2,941 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,662 |
| 1973 | 28 | — | #2,615 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,480 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #4,085 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #4,437 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #4,375 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,901 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,908 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,765 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,609 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,801 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,357 |