Sami Boy
How popular is Sami?
#1,112 boy name in 2025
193 baby boys were named Sami in the US in 2025, making it the 1112th most popular boy name. Another 27 girls got the name (#4,877 for girls).
Sami popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,112 for boys (▲ 150 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 193 boys, 27 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,132 in 2015, #1,313 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (193 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,110 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1955 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 87% boys, 13% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sami counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sami family of names ranked #757 for boys in 2025 (#782 the year before), with 308 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sami | 193 | 63% |
| Sammy | 85 | 28% |
| Samy | 30 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Sami is most popular
Babies named Sami per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (78 boys)
Sami by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21 | #2,630 |
| 1960s | 88 | #2,138 |
| 1970s | 193 | #1,710 |
| 1980s | 446 | #1,238 |
| 1990s | 880 | #1,147 |
| 2000s | 1,307 | #1,116 |
| 2010s | 1,475 | #1,110 |
| 2020s | 893 | #1,112 |
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Questions
- Is Sami a boy or girl name?
- Sami is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Sami were boys.
- How popular is the name Sami?
- 193 baby boys were named Sami in the US in 2025, making it the 1112th most popular boy name. Another 27 girls got the name (#4,877 for girls).
- When was Sami most popular?
- Sami peaked in 2025, when 193 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,110 in 2017.
- How many people are named Sami?
- 6,727 babies have been named Sami in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,559 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Sami most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sami was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.