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Samir

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What official birth registration shows about Samir: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Samir: Recorded since 1957, it reached #275 in 1964, and it stood at #518 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #328 to #1042.200020052010201520202025#328#1042
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#414
1997#455
1998#419
1999#387
2000#436
2001#370
2002#361
2003#381
2004#328
2005#493
2006#453
2007#622
2008#557
2009#524
2010#491
2011#537
2012#592
2013#788
2014#574
2015#671
2016#790
2017#1042
2018#763
2019#825
2020#898
2021#907
2022#878
2023#965
2024#898
2025#873

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 57 of the 69 years from 1957 to 2025.

In 2025: #518 among boys in Norway, #873 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1957–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #445 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1957–2025

    Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1957–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #873 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #275 in Norway in 1964.

Samir's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#87336HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#89835HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#96531HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#87835HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#90733HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#89832HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#82537HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#76343HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#104228HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#79041HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#67151HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#57462HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#78839HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#59259HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#53765HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#49172HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#52466HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#55759HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#62247HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#45371HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#49356HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#32891HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#38169HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#36168HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#37065HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#43648HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#38758HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#41951HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#45543HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#41450HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#5184HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4106HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4127HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4317HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#3919HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5055HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#3979HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#36311HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#3979HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5584HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#3979HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4707HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4308HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4966HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4178HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4257HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4995HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3918HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5714HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4637HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4487HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4527HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4308HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4607HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5186HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#6254HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#40610HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5915HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#41410HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#38512HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#4529HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5496HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#38312HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4758HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#39711HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#37512HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#38911HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#41410HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#34613HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#37112HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#38311HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#34513HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#33513HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#31015HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#30415HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#31814HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#34612HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#39010HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#33212HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4766HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#31512HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#36810HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#34610HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#27514HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#29512HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4914HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4454HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4597HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Samir is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Samir, between 1957 and 2025, in 65 of those 69 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1964England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2003ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419572025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1957–202557#275 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202530#328 in 2004
Republic of Ireland2003–202110#423 in 2003
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 60 years earlier in Norway (1964) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Samir

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1957–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #275 in Norway in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.