Meaning of the nameSamira

Samira is a feminine name of Arabic origin, the feminine of Samir, which Behind the Name translates as 'companion for conversation at nightfall'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Samir, 'companion for conversation at nightfall'”

Source: Behind the Name: Samira · Behind the Name: Samir · Wiktionary: سمير

People (2022): 46,330
Rank in Brazil: #597
Median age: 18 years
2010 Census: 38,237; people

Samira in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Samira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (19,708 people).

46,074 women 256 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Samira is most common

States with the highest share of people named Samira in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Maranhão 0.041%
Espírito Santo 0.037%
Roraima 0.030%
Amazonas 0.030%
Tocantins 0.030%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	10,887	0.025%
Minas Gerais	5,720	0.028%
Bahia	3,286	0.023%
Rio de Janeiro	2,914	0.018%
Maranhão	2,775	0.041%
Pará	2,162	0.027%
Ceará	1,817	0.021%
Paraná	1,739	0.015%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,672	0.015%
Santa Catarina	1,514	0.020%
Espírito Santo	1,426	0.037%
Goiás	1,403	0.020%
Pernambuco	1,293	0.014%
Amazonas	1,185	0.030%
Mato Grosso	957	0.026%
Paraíba	750	0.019%
Alagoas	678	0.022%
Mato Grosso do Sul	641	0.023%
Distrito Federal	619	0.022%
Piauí	573	0.018%
Rio Grande do Norte	536	0.016%
Tocantins	451	0.030%
Sergipe	440	0.020%
Rondônia	388	0.025%
Roraima	193	0.030%
Amapá	179	0.024%
Acre	132	0.016%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Samira

Behind the Name gives Samira, written سميرة in Arabic, as the feminine form of Samir, 'companion for conversation at nightfall', from an Arabic root linked to talking at night. Wiktionary records the Arabic adjective samīr, from the root s-m-r, with senses such as 'entertaining' and 'one who converses through the night', and سميرة as its feminine and as a feminine name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 46,330 people named Samira, with a median age of 18. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

It is the most common spelling of the group, with I, as in the transliteration Samira of the Arabic.

Other spellings of Samira

Spelling	People (2022)
Samira	46,330
Samyra	4,132

Sources

Behind the Name: Samira · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Samir · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: سمير · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: سميرة · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Samira

What does the name Samira mean?

Samira means “feminine form of Samir, 'companion for conversation at nightfall'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Samira in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 46,330 people with the first name Samira, which ranks it number 597 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Samira a boy's or a girl's name?

Samira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 46,074 women and 256 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Samira?

Samira is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Samira most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.041% of the state's population is named Samira (2,775 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Samira?

Samyra. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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