Samar

Meaning: Evening conversation
Origin: Arabic

Meaning: Battle
Origin: Sanskrit

Boy's name · #2329 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Samar is near its high-water mark: it reached #1790 in 2022 and still ranked #2329 in 2025. About 1,300 boys have carried it since 1973.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#591 in Canada (2025) · #1,466 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,320 in Austria (2024) · #660 in Ireland (2023) · #728 in Scotland (2023) · #935 in Poland (2023) · #22,100 in Italy (2023) · #6,352 in France (2019) · #8,206 in Ecuador (2014).

Famous Samars

Samar Jafri — Pakistani actor
Samar Jai Singh — Indian film actor and acting trainer (born 1966)
Samar Mubarakmand — Pakistani physicist (born 1942)
Samar Ali Khan — Politician (born 1955)
Samar Banerjee — Indian footballer (1930–2022)

What Samars become

Among 81 notable people named Samar:

No single standout — notable Samars spread across many fields.

Similar names: Zamari · Azaan · Zamir · Hussain · Shayan · Zorawar

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