Samar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Samar (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Samar has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 158 | – |
| 2000 | 167 | – |
| 2001 | 175 | – |
| 2002 | 179 | – |
| 2003 | 191 | – |
| 2004 | 194 | – |
| 2005 | 207 | – |
| 2006 | 225 | – |
| 2007 | 232 | – |
| 2008 | 255 | – |
| 2009 | 280 | – |
| 2010 | 292 | – |
| 2011 | 303 | – |
| 2012 | 327 | – |
| 2013 | 371 | – |
| 2014 | 432 | – |
| 2015 | 492 | – |
| 2016 | 581 | 11 |
| 2017 | 648 | 12 |
| 2018 | 695 | 12 |
| 2019 | 711 | 14 |
| 2020 | 725 | 16 |
Samar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Samar.Hi! My name is Samar.
- Samar bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Samar lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Samar kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Samar is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Samars mamma är lärare.Samar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Samars mamma is Samar's mum.
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Questions about Samar
How do you pronounce Samar in Swedish?
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What does the name Samar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).
How popular is Samar in Sweden?
5 babies were named Samar in 2022. In 2020, 741 people in Sweden had Samar as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.