Sameer Boy
How popular is Sameer?
#2,108 boy name in 2025
69 baby boys were named Sameer in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name.
Sameer popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,108 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 69 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,870 in 2015, #2,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (136 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,133 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sameer counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sameer family of names ranked #1,533 for boys in 2025 (#1,532 the year before), with 91 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sameer | 69 | 76% |
| Sameir | 22 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Sameer is most popular
Babies named Sameer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (59 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Sameer by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 236 | #1,570 |
| 1980s | 399 | #1,313 |
| 1990s | 570 | #1,430 |
| 2000s | 1,083 | #1,133 |
| 2010s | 724 | #1,635 |
| 2020s | 391 | #2,059 |
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Questions
- Is Sameer a boy or girl name?
- Sameer is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sameer were boys.
- How popular is the name Sameer?
- 69 baby boys were named Sameer in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name.
- When was Sameer most popular?
- Sameer peaked in 2005, when 136 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,133 in 2001.
- How many people are named Sameer?
- 3,414 babies have been named Sameer in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,332 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Sameer most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sameer was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.