Sameer
Sameer was the 2123rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1136th; the most babies were born in 2005 (136). Over the last ten years it has moved down 235 places. More babies were named Sameer in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,123 boys, up 59 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,414babies recorded
Sameer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,123 | 69 |
| 2020 | #2,182 | 64 |
| 2010 | #1,878 | 77 |
| 2000 | #1,309 | 99 |
| 1990 | #1,903 | 41 |
| 1980 | #1,721 | 34 |
| 1970 | #4,633 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sameer, counting every spelling?
Sameer is the most common spelling of a name family that had 92 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sameer | 69 | #2,123 | 327 |
| Samer | 14 | #6,385 | 65 |
| Samere | 9 | #8,788 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sameer?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sameer (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sameer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sameer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sameer?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Sameer are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 32. That makes Sameer mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sameer by state
How common Sameer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.6×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sameer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sameer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sameer
How popular is the name Sameer?
Sameer was the 2123rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1136th; the most babies were born in 2005 (136). Over the last ten years it has moved down 235 places. More babies were named Sameer in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sameer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sameer in the US.
Where is Sameer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sameer was most common in New York (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and California.