Samira
Meaning of Samira
Samira, pronounced suh-MEE-ruh, drifts onto the tongue like a twilight breeze, and that is no coincidence—her Arabic roots paint her as “the companion of evening talk,” the lively storyteller who keeps the patio candles burning a little longer. In Sanskrit-laced India she doubles as “gentle wind,” a meaning that flutters through jasmine vines and hints at her knack for moving hearts without making a scene. From Persian poetry cafés to barrio plazas humming with bolero, Samira sashays across cultures with undeniable ritmo, the kind of friend who can trade stargazing philosophies one minute and still laugh about who finished the last churro the next. Though she has hovered around the mid-600s on U.S. baby-name charts since the turn of the millennium, her steady climb—364 newborns wore the name in 2024—suggests a sleeper hit ready to dance into brighter limelight. In short, Samira is equal parts gentle wind and midnight conversation, a name that breezes in and stays for the story.
Pronunciation
Persian,Indian (Hindi)
- Pronunced as suh-MEE-ruh (/səˈmiːrə/)
Arabic
- Pronunced as suh-MEE-ruh (/səˈmɪrə/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
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Notable People Named Samira
| Samira Manners is a bilingual British-Swedish singer-songwriter who has released eight singles since signing with Cardiac Records and Sony Music Sweden in 2020. |
| Samira Makhmalbaf is an acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter, recognized for her two Cannes Jury Prizes and role in the Iranian New Wave. |
| Samira Ali Gutoc is a Filipina civic leader and politician who helped draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law through her service in regional legislative bodies. |
| Samira Wiley is an Emmy-winning American actress best known for her roles in "Orange Is the New Black" and "The Handmaid's Tale." |
| Samira Said is a Moroccan-Egyptian singer who represented Morocco in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest and remains the country's only entrant. |
| Samira Efendi is an Azerbaijani singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Mata Hari". |
| Samira Kiani is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, recognized for merging CRISPR with synthetic biology as a 2019 AAAS Leshner Fellow. |
| Samira Rafaela is a Dutch politician from Democrats 66 who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024 and was a member of the Young Democrats. |
| Samira Asghari made history as the first Afghan and one of the youngest members of the International Olympic Committee, with a background in national basketball. |
| Samira Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian progressive author and founder of Al Sharkiah magazine, sister of Adnan Khashoggi, first wife of Mohamed Al-Fayed, and mother of Dodi Al-Fayed, dying in 1986 at age 51. |
| Samira Hashi is a Somali-British model, social activist, and community worker based in London. |
| Samira Fazal is a Pakistani author and screenwriter acclaimed for her work on dramas like Dastaan and her 2012 Lux Style Award win. |
| Samira Saleh Ali al-Naimi was an Iraqi human rights lawyer executed by ISIS for publicly condemning their destruction of religious sites. |
| Samira Nawa Amini is a Danish politician elected to the Folketing for the Social Liberal Party in 2019. |
| Samira bint Abdullah Al Saud - Saudi Princess Samira is a dedicated disability advocate for autism and schizophrenia, founding charities and an autism center while earning recognition from the UAE. |
