MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samar mean?
Samara denotes a hostile encounter in Sanskrit epic vocabulary. The same noun also has an older sense of coming together or meeting.
Pronunciation
IAST: samara
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
समर
Letter-by-letter: samara
Conventional spelling
Bengali
সমর
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samar in Indian usage
26,550 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (80.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,278 records (19.9%).
- Recorded as male: 21,272 records (80.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 701 |
| 1950s | 1,634 |
| 1960s | 3,582 |
| 1970s | 5,626 |
| 1980s | 8,447 |
| 1990s | 6,336 |
| Other decades | 224 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 14,980 |
| Jharkhand | 1,881 |
| Bihar | 1,713 |
| Tripura | 1,713 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,275 |
| Delhi | 1,188 |
| Assam | 726 |
| Odisha | 722 |
| Uttarakhand | 651 |
| Haryana | 473 |
| Rajasthan | 277 |
| Punjab | 264 |
| Maharashtra | 133 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 120 |
| Other states | 434 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Samar / M | 18 | 1,466 |
| England & Wales | Samar / F | 7 | 3,333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Samar; Table_6, C1530 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samar; Table_6, C1530
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Samar; Table_6, C3643 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samar; Table_6, C3643
- Monier-Williams, samara, p. 1170,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.