Sami

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A few things about Sami you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Sami

Sami Khedira

German association football player

Choose Sami and your child shares a first name with Sami Khedira, a German association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sami, like who?” Sami Khedira's Wikipedia article is available in 76 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,850 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Sami, 193 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Sami would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySami first shows up in US birth records in 1945, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 80 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2017, when it reached #1,110.
• 📈Then vs nowSami is 2.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 20,877 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 8,850.
• 🚀TrendSami has climbed 201 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,112. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSami is most popular in Virginia, where it ranks #452, followed by Michigan (#571) and Illinois (#606). It's in the top 1,000 in 9 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSami is given to both boys and girls: 88% of the 220 babies named Sami in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Sami

Sami is a gender-neutral name. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ami”. US birth records list Sami for boys from 1955 to 2025, in 68 of those 71 years. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked #1,110 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,112, with 193 babies. Of the 220 US babies named Sami in 2025, 12% were girls and 88% were boys.