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Sami

Boy

Meaning of Sami: Arabic: 'exalted'

Sami is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1020th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 297th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1020

220 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#297

151 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,727

First recorded 1945 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 39 babies1982: 53 babies1983: 66 babies1984: 60 babies1985: 61 babies1986: 62 babies1987: 79 babies1988: 93 babies1989: 93 babies1990: 89 babies19901991: 109 babies1992: 98 babies1993: 101 babies1994: 123 babies1995: 97 babies1996: 128 babies1997: 131 babies1998: 122 babies1999: 105 babies2000: 114 babies20002001: 144 babies2002: 140 babies2003: 146 babies2004: 162 babies2005: 171 babies2006: 157 babies2007: 165 babies2008: 177 babies2009: 164 babies2010: 163 babies20102011: 158 babies2012: 149 babies2013: 155 babies2014: 169 babies2015: 184 babies2016: 187 babies2017: 190 babies2018: 186 babies2019: 139 babies2020: 165 babies20202021: 153 babies2022: 155 babies2023: 174 babies2024: 177 babies2025: 220 babies
US babies named Sami per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 220.

Gender split

79% boys · 21% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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