Samir

sah-MEER

Arabic

"a friend to talk with in the evening"

Samir Origin and Meaning

The name Samir is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "a friend to talk with in the evening".

Samir has a pleasing sound and lovely meaning. One of those distinctive names that can also fit right in—and you could always call him Sam.

Samir Rank in US Top 1000

# 585 in the US

Samir Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1888 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Samir

• 585 US 2023
• 1888 Nameberry 2025
• 579 Future 2028
• 982 England 2023
• 328 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Samir

• Samir Amin Egyptian Marxian economist & professor
• Samir Ayass Arab,Bulgarian football midfielder
• Samir Barac Croatian water,polo player (2000, '04, '08 & '12 Olympics)
• Samir Bekric Bosnian professional footballer
• Samir Chanda (1957 2011), Indian film director
• Samir Dilou Tunisian politician & Minister of Human Rights
• Samir El Khadem, former Commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces
• Samir Elmesirri award,winning Egyptian artist
• Samir Fazlagic Bosnian,Norwegian football player
• Samir Frangieh Lebanese politician & leftist intellectual
• Samir Garcia Honduran footballer
• Samir Handanovic Bosnian,Slovenian goalkeeper
• Samir Hassaniyeh Sierra Leonean civil rights activist
• Samir Javadzadeh Azerbaijani pop singer
• Samir Kafity Anglican Bishop working in the Middle East
• Samir Kuntar Lebanese kidnapper & murderer
• Samir Labidi Tunisian politician
• Samir Merzic Bosnian footballer
• Samir Muratovic Bosnian footballer playing for Austria
• Samir Nurkovic Serbian football striker
• Samir Palnitkar technology entrepreneur, engineer & author
• Samir Radwan Egyptian politician (Minister of Finance) & liberal
• Samir Saric Bosnian footballer
• Samir Seleskovic Bosnian,Turkish basketball player & current coach
• Samir Toplak Croatian football coach & former player
• Samir Zulic retired Slovenian footballer

The name Samir in Pop Culture

• Samir de los Canos town of 227 in Castile & Leon, Spain
• Samir Duran character in military science fiction "StarCraft"
• Samir Amin character in "Sims" series
• Samir Fazlinovic Bosnian show persona "Crazy, Confused & Normal"