MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samer mean?
Samer can represent Arabic sāmir, a companion in evening conversation. In Indian usage it can also approach Samir, from Sanskrit samīra, breeze, so the two language sources give different familiar senses.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
समेर
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samer in Indian usage
2,483 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (95.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 113 records (4.6%).
- Recorded as male: 2,370 records (95.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 244 |
| 1950s | 494 |
| 1960s | 658 |
| 1970s | 549 |
| 1980s | 285 |
| 1990s | 132 |
| Other decades | 121 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 1,519 |
| Punjab | 268 |
| Rajasthan | 199 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 168 |
| Other states | 329 |
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 | Samer / M | 6 | 3,256 |
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 Samer; Table_6, C3608 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samer; Table_6, C3608
- Monier-Williams, samīra, p. 1165,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.