Samirah
Samirah was the 2562nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2232nd with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 522 places. More babies were named Samirah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Samira) companion in evening talk (Arabic) · Arabic, Persian
- Rank in 2025
- #2,562 girls, up 445 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201384 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,958babies recorded
What does the name Samirah mean?
Samirah is a spelling of Samira, pronounced the same way, so it shares Samira's meaning and origin.
Samira is the feminine of Samir. Wiktionary's Arabic entry gives samīra as the feminine of samīr, an adjective for an entertaining companion who talks through the night. Wiktionary's English entry also derives Samira from Persian, where it is used mainly by Persians. Wiktionary lists the spellings Samirah, Sameera and Sameerah. Samira has been used in the US since 1961, mainly for girls.
سَمِيرَة (Arabic, “feminine of samīr, entertaining companion”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only.
Related names: Samir, Sameera, Samirah.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'سميرة' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Samira' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Samirah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,562 | 69 |
| 2020 | #3,007 | 54 |
| 2010 | #2,401 | 79 |
| 2000 | #4,163 | 30 |
| 1990 | #6,779 | 13 |
| 1980 | #11,747 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Samirah, counting every spelling?
Samirah is a spelling of Samira, a name family that ranked #602 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,562 for Samirah on its own. Together these spellings went to 493 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samira | 387 | #723 | 1,753 |
| Samirah | 69 | #2,562 | 316 |
| Samyra | 29 | #4,737 | 182 |
| Samyrah | 8 | #11,754 | 41 |
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 Samirah?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samirah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samirah 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 Samirah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samirah?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Samirah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Samirah 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.
Samirah by state
How common Samirah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), New York (1.6×). In 43 states fewer than five girls 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 Samirah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samirah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samirah
What does Samirah mean?
Samirah is a spelling of Samira, which means “companion in evening talk (Arabic)” (Arabic, Persian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Samirah?
Samirah was the 2562nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2232nd with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 522 places. More babies were named Samirah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Samirah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samirah in the US.
Where is Samirah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samirah was most common in Florida (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.