Samar

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A few things about Samar you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Samar

Samar Yazbek

Syrian writer and journalist

Choose Samar and your child shares a first name with Samar Yazbek, a Syrian writer and journalist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Samar, like who?” Samar Yazbek's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 28,490 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Samar, 60 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Samar would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySamar first shows up in US birth records in 1972, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 53 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #1,782.
• 📈Then vs nowSamar is 14× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 400,000 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 28,490.
• 🍂TrendSamar has slipped 210 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,304. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSamar is given to both boys and girls: 67% of the 89 babies named Samar in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Samar means “evening conversation”.

About the name Samar

Samar is a gender-neutral name meaning “evening conversation”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-mar”. US birth records list Samar for boys from 1973 to 2025, in 42 of those 53 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #1,782 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,304, with 60 babies. Of the 89 US babies named Samar in 2025, 33% were girls and 67% were boys.