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Sami

boy name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
1990s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

elevated, sublime; also "listener"

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sami peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,578 people · the #6,053 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 125,000 · median age 24

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Sami living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 71 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Sami

Most people given the name Sami in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Sami deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sami truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sami fits with your family’s names and surname.

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