Samerra is of Arabic origin, meaning 'heavenly'. It's a unisex name, although it's more commonly used for females. In Arabic, it's written as سمرة, and its pronunciation is approximated as SAH-meh-rah in English. Samerra gained popularity in recent years due to its unique sound and spiritual connotation.
The name Samerra was only given to five babies each in 2004 and 2012, totaling ten births over those eight years.