How Many People Are Named Sami?
An estimated 6,317 people in the United States have the first name Sami. It is used for both genders, with 78.5% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Sami peaked in popularity in 2017 with 190 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sami as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sami paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,317
About 1 in 54,259 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
78.5% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2017
190 births
Total Registered
6,508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sami
Sami is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (78.5%) and females (21.5%). Out of 6,508 total births registered, 5,111 were male and 1,397 were female.
Sami as a male name
Ranked #1,263 in 2024
156 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (174 births)
Sami as a female name
Ranked #5,910 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (39 births)
Sami: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sami span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,680 babies were registered. While Sami is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sami by Decade
How has Sami tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sami by State
Birth registrations for Sami span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Arizona. On average, about 174 Samis were registered per state.
Sami + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sami as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sami
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sami: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sami?
We estimate approximately 6,317 people named Sami are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 54,259 Americans share this first name.
Is Sami a common name?
Sami is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sami most popular?
Sami reached peak popularity in 2017, when 190 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sami is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sami a male name?
Sami is predominantly male. 78.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sami Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sami Smith, Sami Johnson, Sami Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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