Sami
Boy and girl name · Arabic origin
Sami meaning
Hearing, listening. Al-Sami, the All-Hearing: one of the names of Allah.
- Also recorded (Arabic): land, person from finland
Sami at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- ساميAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,258 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #5,778 in 2024
Sami popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,213 | 23 |
| 1990 | #1,318 | 71 |
| 2000 | #1,353 | 94 |
| 2010 | #1,267 | 137 |
| 2017 | #1,110 | 174 |
| 2020 | #1,313 | 137 |
| 2024 | #1,258 | 156 |
All 67 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1959 | #3,618 | 6 |
| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1962 | #2,671 | 10 |
| 1963 | #3,320 | 7 |
| 1964 | #2,546 | 11 |
| 1965 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1966 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1967 | #2,140 | 14 |
| 1968 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1970 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1971 | #2,465 | 15 |
| 1972 | #2,819 | 12 |
| 1973 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1974 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1975 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1976 | #1,711 | 30 |
| 1977 | #2,361 | 19 |
| 1978 | #1,718 | 31 |
| 1979 | #2,236 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,213 | 23 |
| 1981 | #2,138 | 24 |
| 1982 | #1,814 | 31 |
| 1983 | #1,347 | 48 |
| 1984 | #1,458 | 43 |
| 1985 | #1,452 | 46 |
| 1986 | #1,457 | 47 |
| 1987 | #1,586 | 44 |
| 1988 | #1,270 | 65 |
| 1989 | #1,243 | 75 |
| 1990 | #1,318 | 71 |
| 1991 | #1,227 | 82 |
| 1992 | #1,228 | 84 |
| 1993 | #1,227 | 85 |
| 1994 | #1,231 | 88 |
| 1995 | #1,359 | 75 |
| 1996 | #1,149 | 103 |
| 1997 | #1,154 | 106 |
| 1998 | #1,301 | 91 |
| 1999 | #1,283 | 95 |
| 2000 | #1,353 | 94 |
| 2001 | #1,118 | 126 |
| 2002 | #1,147 | 124 |
| 2003 | #1,197 | 123 |
| 2004 | #1,132 | 139 |
| 2005 | #1,201 | 132 |
| 2006 | #1,239 | 135 |
| 2007 | #1,263 | 139 |
| 2008 | #1,165 | 155 |
| 2009 | #1,257 | 140 |
| 2010 | #1,267 | 137 |
| 2011 | #1,212 | 144 |
| 2012 | #1,359 | 124 |
| 2013 | #1,291 | 134 |
| 2014 | #1,229 | 148 |
| 2015 | #1,132 | 168 |
| 2016 | #1,164 | 164 |
| 2017 | #1,110 | 174 |
| 2018 | #1,187 | 160 |
| 2019 | #1,430 | 122 |
| 2020 | #1,313 | 137 |
| 2021 | #1,347 | 137 |
| 2022 | #1,467 | 123 |
| 2023 | #1,298 | 147 |
| 2024 | #1,258 | 156 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,183 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 |
| 1976 | #2,729 | 28 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1990 | #5,059 | 18 |
| 2000 | #5,490 | 20 |
| 2010 | #5,247 | 26 |
| 2020 | #4,647 | 28 |
| 2024 | #5,778 | 21 |
All 73 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 |
| 1959 | #3,620 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,183 | 10 |
| 1961 | #4,881 | 8 |
| 1962 | #3,594 | 13 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 |
| 1965 | #3,051 | 17 |
| 1966 | #2,752 | 20 |
| 1967 | #3,210 | 16 |
| 1968 | #2,968 | 19 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 |
| 1971 | #3,371 | 19 |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 |
| 1974 | #2,922 | 24 |
| 1975 | #3,636 | 18 |
| 1976 | #2,729 | 28 |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1981 | #4,745 | 15 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 |
| 1983 | #4,108 | 18 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 |
| 1987 | #2,780 | 35 |
| 1988 | #3,393 | 28 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 |
| 1990 | #5,059 | 18 |
| 1991 | #3,817 | 27 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 |
| 1994 | #3,234 | 35 |
| 1995 | #4,518 | 22 |
| 1996 | #4,184 | 25 |
| 1997 | #4,239 | 25 |
| 1998 | #3,730 | 31 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 |
| 2000 | #5,490 | 20 |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 |
| 2003 | #5,235 | 23 |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 |
| 2007 | #5,376 | 26 |
| 2008 | #6,127 | 22 |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 |
| 2010 | #5,247 | 26 |
| 2011 | #8,194 | 14 |
| 2012 | #5,397 | 25 |
| 2013 | #6,015 | 21 |
| 2014 | #5,992 | 21 |
| 2015 | #7,265 | 16 |
| 2016 | #5,618 | 23 |
| 2017 | #7,089 | 16 |
| 2018 | #5,004 | 26 |
| 2019 | #6,695 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,647 | 28 |
| 2021 | #6,963 | 16 |
| 2022 | #4,376 | 32 |
| 2023 | #4,871 | 27 |
| 2024 | #5,778 | 21 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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