How Many People Are Named Samer?
An estimated 1,404 people in the United States have the first name Samer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Samer peaked in popularity in 1993 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samer as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,404
About 1 in 244,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1993
55 births
Total Registered
1,448
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samer
Samer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,448 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Samer as a male name
Ranked #8,182 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (53 births)
Samer as a female name
Ranked #15,283 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Samer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samer span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 441 babies were registered. Samer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samer by Decade
How has Samer tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samer by State
Birth registrations for Samer span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Florida. On average, about 45 Samers were registered per state.
Samer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samer
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Samer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samer?
We estimate approximately 1,404 people named Samer are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 244,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Samer a common name?
Samer is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,448 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samer most popular?
Samer reached peak popularity in 1993, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samer is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samer a male name?
Samer is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samer Smith, Samer Johnson, Samer Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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