Sami
Sami was the 1114th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1113th; the most babies were born in 2025 (193). Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Sami in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,114 boys, up 205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 193boys
- Girls and boys
- 14% girls, 86% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,727babies recorded
Sami popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,969 | #1,114 | 27 | 193 |
| 2020 | #4,735 | #1,319 | 28 | 137 |
| 2010 | #5,384 | #1,277 | 26 | 137 |
| 2000 | #5,658 | #1,359 | 20 | 94 |
| 1990 | #5,235 | #1,325 | 18 | 71 |
| 1980 | #6,232 | #2,274 | 11 | 23 |
| 1970 | #3,408 | #2,492 | 19 | 15 |
| 1960 | #4,405 | — | 10 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Sami, counting every spelling?
Sami is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #787 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,114 for Sami on its own. Together these spellings went to 308 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sami?
193 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sami (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sami born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sami.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sami?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Sami are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 29. That makes Sami mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sami by state
How common Sami was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.8×), Virginia (2.8×), Illinois (2.5×), Michigan (2.3×), New York (2.1×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sami: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sami, they share its era and feel.
Sami is also a nickname for Samira.
Questions about the name Sami
How popular is the name Sami?
Sami was the 1114th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1113th; the most babies were born in 2025 (193). Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Sami in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sami a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 14% girls, 86% boys given the name Sami in the US.
Where is Sami most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sami was most common in Massachusetts (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Illinois.