Is Sami a boy or girl name?
Sami is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 156 boys were named Sami, so 11.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.5% of the 6,508 US babies named Sami were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,263
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,910
- Babies named Sami since 1945
- 6,508
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Sami, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1950s | 21 | 42 | 66.7% |
| 1960s | 89 | 152 | 63.1% |
| 1970s | 193 | 209 | 52% |
| 1980s | 446 | 194 | 30.3% |
| 1990s | 880 | 223 | 20.2% |
| 2000s | 1,307 | 233 | 15.1% |
| 2010s | 1,475 | 205 | 12.2% |
| 2020s | 700 | 124 | 15% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156 | #1,263 | 21 | #5,910 |
| 2023 | 147 | #1,306 | 27 | #4,974 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,476 | 32 | #4,451 |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,355 | 16 | #7,197 |
| 2020 | 137 | #1,319 | 28 | #4,733 |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,440 | 17 | #6,963 |
| 2018 | 160 | #1,192 | 26 | #5,123 |
| 2017 | 174 | #1,112 | 16 | #7,378 |
| 2016 | 164 | #1,165 | 23 | #5,768 |
| 2015 | 168 | #1,133 | 16 | #7,549 |
| 2014 | 148 | #1,234 | 21 | #6,172 |
| 2013 | 134 | #1,294 | 21 | #6,213 |
| 2012 | 124 | #1,366 | 25 | #5,532 |
| 2011 | 144 | #1,218 | 14 | #8,549 |
| 2010 | 137 | #1,277 | 26 | #5,384 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,264 | 24 | #5,857 |
| 2008 | 155 | #1,167 | 22 | #6,317 |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,269 | 26 | #5,497 |
| 2006 | 135 | #1,247 | 22 | #6,093 |
| 2005 | 132 | #1,208 | 39 | #3,794 |
| 2004 | 139 | #1,138 | 23 | #5,518 |
| 2003 | 123 | #1,203 | 23 | #5,377 |
| 2002 | 124 | #1,152 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2001 | 126 | #1,122 | 18 | #6,260 |
| 2000 | 94 | #1,359 | 20 | #5,657 |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,291 | 10 | #9,346 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,316 | 31 | #3,812 |
| 1997 | 106 | #1,160 | 25 | #4,347 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,153 | 25 | #4,287 |
| 1995 | 75 | #1,366 | 22 | #4,649 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,241 | 35 | #3,290 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,237 | 16 | #5,887 |
| 1992 | 84 | #1,235 | 14 | #6,581 |
| 1991 | 82 | #1,233 | 27 | #3,915 |
| 1990 | 71 | #1,325 | 18 | #5,236 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,255 | 18 | #5,009 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,283 | 28 | #3,458 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,607 | 35 | #2,836 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,471 | 15 | #5,138 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,477 | 15 | #5,031 |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,478 | 17 | #4,452 |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,358 | 18 | #4,244 |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,847 | 22 | #3,735 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,194 | 15 | #4,907 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,274 | 11 | #6,232 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,298 | 21 | #3,752 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,749 | 25 | #3,173 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,442 | 19 | #3,884 |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,741 | 28 | #2,785 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,271 | 18 | #3,736 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,441 | 24 | #2,986 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,990 | 17 | #3,758 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,961 | 19 | #3,374 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,535 | 19 | #3,473 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,494 | 19 | #3,407 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,876 | 16 | #3,589 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,551 | 19 | #3,035 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,233 | 16 | #3,306 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,601 | 20 | #2,826 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,595 | 17 | #3,133 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,637 | 20 | #2,893 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,599 | 13 | #3,767 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,817 | 13 | #3,743 |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,002 | 8 | #5,223 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,403 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,926 | 12 | #3,784 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,800 | 13 | #3,456 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,841 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,312 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,473 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,564 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,896 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,988 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,138 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sami reached #1,112 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #2,785 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sami
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.