Sami

“High, exalted” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1112 in the US (2025) · Trending

Sami has appeared in US records since 1955 — best rank #1110 (2017) · 5,303 babies named Sami all-time · 1 in 9,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 730 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 990 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Samis

Sami Khedira — German association football player
Sami Hyypiä — Finnish footballer and manager (born 1973)
Sami Yusuf — British musician
Sami Al-Jaber — former Saudi Arabian footballer and manager
Sami Frashëri — Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and activist (1850–1904)

Among 875 notable people named Sami:

Athletes appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sami Khedira, German association football player.

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