Samyra
Samyra was the 4737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3088th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 39 places. More babies were named Samyra in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Samira) companion in evening talk (Arabic) · Arabic, Persian
- Rank in 2025
- #4,737 girls, down 210 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200757 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,128babies recorded
What does the name Samyra mean?
Samyra 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)
Samyra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,737 | 29 |
| 2020 | #4,527 | 30 |
| 2010 | #3,804 | 41 |
| 2000 | #8,451 | 12 |
| 1990 | #11,123 | 7 |
| 1980 | #11,751 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Samyra, counting every spelling?
Samyra is a spelling of Samira, a name family that ranked #602 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,737 for Samyra 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 Samyra?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samyra (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samyra 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samyra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samyra?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Samyra are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 22. That makes Samyra 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.
Samyra by state
How common Samyra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Samyra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samyra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samyra
What does Samyra mean?
Samyra is a spelling of Samira, which means “companion in evening talk (Arabic)” (Arabic, Persian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Samyra?
Samyra was the 4737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3088th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 39 places. More babies were named Samyra in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Samyra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samyra in the US.
Where is Samyra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samyra was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.