The first name Sameera
A girl’s name from Sanskrit.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
A direct Transliteration of Sanskrit समीर (samīra).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Sameera last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2006, with 26 births (#1,052).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sameera with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sameera at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 23 girls born in the United States were named Sameera, the 5,528th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 38 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Sameera mean?
- A direct Transliteration of Sanskrit समीर (samīra).
- What is the origin of the name Sameera?
- A direct Transliteration of Sanskrit समीर (samīra).
- How popular is the name Sameera?
- In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Sameera, ranking 4,843rd. Its peak was 2006, with 26 births.
- Is Sameera a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 850 US babies named Sameera since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sameera most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 38 babies were named Sameera, its highest rank at 3,985th.