Samar
How to say it: suh-MAR · /səˈmɑr/
From Arabic 'samar' meaning 'evening conversation' - also Hebrew for 'guardian'.
Samar was the 1,837th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 89 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,038 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,837 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 89 |
| Share of births | 1 in 37,251 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −2% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,038 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,666 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Samar is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Samar is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Hindi.
In France: #2,666 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Samar
- Samar Yazbek (born 1970)Syrian writer and journalist
- Samar Badawi (born 1981)Saudi Arabian feminist
- Samar Hamza (born 1995)Egyptian freestyle wrestler
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