Given name & surname
Sameer
“a special man”
Sameer is a variant of Samir. One Arabic interpretation is “a special man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sameer is a variant of Samir. One Arabic interpretation is “a special man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sameer is a variant of Samir. An origin associated with Samir is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sameer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,414
- 3,414 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 136 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,123 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,123 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 136 in 2005. In 2025, California and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,677 as a first name in 2020; 305 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sameer’s family of names
Sameer has a related form in Samir. In English usage, Sameer has a related form in Samir. In English usage, Sameer as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Samir.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sameer
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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