Names / Unisex names
Samar
Current rank
#2,329
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,790
in 2022
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
2,300
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,790 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Samar first shows up in American naming records in 1972, where it reads as a unisex name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Across all years, more than 2,300 children have been named this.