Boys' name · since 2002
Saamir
92 babies named Saamir in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saamir currently ranks #10199 among boys' names in America, with 92 babies recorded since 2002.
Saamir has 92 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10199 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #17,981 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,199 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 92 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saamir ranks #17,981 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 92 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saamir's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Saamir compares
92 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saamir's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saamir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 92 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saamir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saamir splits its recorded history at 2014: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saamir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Saamir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Saamir's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Saamir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (53% of all-time use).
Saamir by state
Where Saamir concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 10.9% |
10 of 92 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saamir's data
- Saamir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Saamirs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saamir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saamir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.