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Samy

Boy

Meaning of Samy: Arabic: 'sublime' or 'elevated'

Samy is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3206th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3206

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

912

First recorded 1975 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 25 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Samy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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