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Samar

Boy's name · #2329 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Samar is near its high-water mark: it reached #1790 in 2022 and still ranked #2329 in 2025. About 1,300 boys have carried it since 1973.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,525 in England & Wales (2025) · #855 in Canada (2024).

Famous Samars

• Samar Banerjee — Indian footballer
• Samar Ishaq — Pakistani footballer
• Samar Mubarakmand — Pakistani physicist
• Samar Mukherjee — Indian politician of the Communist Party of India
• Samar Das — Bangladeshi musician (1929–2001)

What Samars become

Among 81 notable people named Samar:

No single standout — notable Samars spread across many fields.

Similar names: Zamari · Azaan · Zamir · Muhammadali · Shayan · Zorawar

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