Sameer

Meaning: Entertaining companion, one who talks through the night
Origin: Arabic — Variant of Samir

Meaning: Breeze, wind
Origin: Sanskrit

Boy's name · #2123 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Sameer's best rank, #1136, came in 2001; it has settled back to #2123 today. Roughly 3,400 boys have been named Sameer since 1968.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,538 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,642 in Canada (2025) · #1,859 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #4,602 in Italy (2024) · #1,725 in Austria (2024) · #7,649 in Ecuador (2023) · #6,539 in France (2022) · #764 in Ireland (2019) · #880 in Poland (2016) · #686 in Scotland (2015).

Famous Sameers

Sameer Soni — Indian actor (born 1968)
Sameer Rizvi — Indian cricketer (born 2003)
Sameer Wankhede — Indian law-enforcement officer (born 1979)
Sameer Dharmadhikari — Indian actor (born 1978)
Sameer Vidwans — Indian filmmaker

What Sameers become

Among 102 notable people named Sameer:

Business leaders appear 4.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sameer Gehlaut, Indian businessman (born 1974).

Similar names: Zamir · Ajay · Samar · Sahil · Aamir · Shayan

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