Samyr is a variant of Samir. One Arabic interpretation is “a special man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Samyr 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 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Samyr through the years
Babies since 1880
44
44 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2025
11 babies
2025
11
#7,584 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
Samyr in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2010–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,584 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.