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Sami

/ˈsæmi/ · 21% girls, 79% boys · 220 born in 2025

Sami has been given to about 6,727 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsæmi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,389
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sami per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 220
  • Born in 2025220
  • All time6,727
  • England & Wales, 2025171

How popular is Sami?

Its best year was 2025, when 220 babies were given the name, ranking 4969th. The typical living American called Sami is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Sami

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tami0.81
  2. Jami0.81
  3. Kami0.81
  4. Ami0.81
  5. Cami0.81
  6. Rami0.81
  7. Tammi0.78
  8. Sammy0.74

Middle names for Sami

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sami Catherine0.84
  2. Sami Josephine0.84
  3. Sami Rose0.83
  4. Sami Marie0.83
  5. Sami Grace0.83
  6. Sami Jane0.83

Sibling names for Sami

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.98
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.97
  3. Francobrother · 0.96
  4. Palomasister · 0.96
  5. Amarissister · 0.96
  6. Belensister · 0.96

Where Sami is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.02%
  2. Michigan0.02%
  3. Illinois0.02%
  4. Massachusetts0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sami Reyes0.78
  2. Sami Nguyen0.78
  3. Sami Moore0.78
  4. Sami Lee0.78
  5. Sami Hall0.78
  6. Sami Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sami

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sami across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.