boy's name

Sameer

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,379

Scotland

#830

2015 births

Sameer is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 69 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2005, when 136 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 48,049 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1968.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Sameer over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,083
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Sameer by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 11
1970s 236
1980s 399
1990s 570
2000s 1,083
2010s 724
2020s (to 2025) 391

How popular is Sameer?

In 2025, Sameer was given to 69 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Sameer is used

Scotland #830 3 in 2015
Ireland #920 3 in 2019
England & Wales #1,599 17 in 2025
United States #2,121 69 in 2025
Canada #2,504 8 in 2024
France #6,932 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sameer

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sameer also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sameer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sameer

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sameer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sameer

How popular is the name Sameer?

In 2025, Sameer was given to 69 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Sameer a girl's or a boy's name?

Sameer is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sameer?

Sameer has 2 syllables.

When was Sameer most popular?

Sameer peaked in 2005, when 136 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Sameer a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sameer currently ranks #1,599 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.