MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samira mean?
In Odia and Kannada male naming, Samira continues Sanskrit samira, wind or breeze. Arabic Samira, written سميرة, is a separate feminine name for a companion in evening conversation and has a different origin.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
समीर
Conventional spelling
Odia
ସମୀର
Conventional spelling
Kannada
ಸಮೀರ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samira in Indian usage
4,709 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: 936 records (19.9%).
- Recorded as male: 3,773 records (80.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 933 |
| 1980s | 1,898 |
| 1990s | 1,651 |
| Other decades | 227 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 2,416 |
| Karnataka | 1,890 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 142 |
| Other states | 261 |
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 | Samira / F | 34 | 997 |
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 Samira; Table_6, C1028 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Samira; Table_6, C1028
- Monier-Williams, samīra, p. 1165,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.