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The baby name Sami is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-mee,/ˈsɑːmi/,Arabic: /saːmiː/.

Sami is Arabic, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Scandinavian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Scandinavian
Pronunciation: SAH-mee,/ˈsɑːmi/,Arabic: /saːmiː/

What is the meaning of the name Sami ?

The baby name Sami is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-mee,/ˈsɑːmi/,Arabic: /saːmiː/.

Sami is Arabic, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Scandinavian in Origin.

Sami has multiple origins. In Arabic (Sāmi, سامي) it means “elevated, sublime, lofty,” long used across the Levant, North Africa, Turkey, and the Balkans via Ottoman influence. In Hebrew/European contexts it is a familiar form of Samuel (and in English sometimes of Samantha), giving the sense “God has heard.” In Finland and Scandinavia it functions as a standalone given name, often derived from Samuel; it should not be confused with Sámi, the name of the Northern European indigenous people.

Variants include Samy (common in Francophone and Egyptian usage), Sammy, Sammie, Saami, and Samee; feminine counterparts are Samia/Samiya. Historical bearers range from Ottoman-Albanian writer Şemseddin Sami to Finnish footballer Sami Hyypiä and British singer Sami Yusuf, underscoring the name’s cross-cultural reach. Depending on the source, meanings cluster around “lofty” or the biblical “God has heard,” making Sami a concise, globally familiar, often gender-neutral choice.

Sami has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Sami

Sami Yusuf Musician · Born 1980 · United Kingdom Sami Yusuf is a British singer, songwriter, and composer best known for his internationally popular spiritual music. He first gained major attention with his 2003 debut album Al-Muʽallim, and he is also known for songs like Al-Muʽallim and Hasbi Rabbi. Sami Vänskä Musician · Born 1976 · Finland Sami Vänskä is best known as the former bassist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Born on 26 September 1976, he played on well-known Nightwish releases including Oceanborn, Wishmaster, and Over the Hills and Far Away. Sami Frey Actor · Born 1937 · France Sami Frey is a French actor best known for his work in European cinema, especially Bande à part (1964) by Jean-Luc Godard. Of Polish-Jewish descent, he also starred in En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud (1993), where he played the poet and playwright Antonin Artaud.

Celebrity babies named Sami

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Sami Sheen Denise Richards television actor ★★★★★ Charlie Sheen television actor ★★★★★

Sami – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
ET 0 #5 2 246
TN 0 #6 28,200 13,765
Finland Boys 0 #9 7,441 2,041
Finland Boys 2026 #14 26,120 3,552
ET Boys 0 #15 13 678
BF Girls 0 #16 2 315
DJ 0 #17 1 322
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
SD Boys 0 #18 4,120 10,523
Finland 0 #19 1,182 830
SD 0 #19 126 2,130
YE 0 #20 1,876 8,639
BF Boys 0 #25 2 439
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
AF Boys 0 #28 588 3,535
JO 0 #28 153 2,158
OM 0 #30 105 6,215
JO Boys 0 #31 2,712 7,057
PS Boys 0 #31 2,665 10,655
SA 0 #32 631 10,560
DZ 0 #34 24,688 20,130
LY 0 #34 2,200 12,703
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
AF 0 #42 36 1,883
AZ 0 #42 2 706
GE 0 #44 1 997
KW 0 #46 74 5,216
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
SA Boys 0 #51 19,812 28,008
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
CM 0 #53 4 2,592
AL 0 #54 22 2,372
QA 0 #54 47 7,011
AE 0 #58 128 10,220
LU 0 #62 5 2,830
IL Boys 0 #65 2,466 10,983
MV Boys 0 #67 11 3,375
SY 0 #67 3,595 11,684
SI Boys 0 #68 182 3,402
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
AL Boys 0 #72 386 5,122
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
SI 0 #76 5 1,612
AF Girls 0 #80 15 2,402
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
IQ 0 #82 48 3,533
OM Boys 0 #82 3,090 17,948
CN 0 #83 4 3,857
LB 0 #83 1,982 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #84 2,558 13,071
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
CY Boys 0 #103 27 3,473
GE Boys 0 #106 5 2,055
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
KW Boys 0 #109 1,610 18,755
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
Switzerland Boys 2024 #113 25 1,769
GR Boys 0 #114 189 6,912
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
MA 0 #117 15,605 20,986
EC 0 #118 4 2,502
PS 0 #119 104 5,692
CY Girls 0 #120 6 3,755
GR 0 #120 15 3,911
EE Boys 0 #122 4 2,087
AZ Boys 0 #125 7 1,400
AE Boys 0 #127 3,288 22,615
Sweden Boys 2022 #130 53 1,509
BG Boys 0 #131 105 3,850
BN Boys 0 #132 8 6,332
Norway Boys 2024 #133 4 437
BH 0 #133 652 17,937
BD 0 #135 94 5,992
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
MT Boys 0 #142 35 4,064
EG Boys 0 #143 4,694 15,035
Belgium Boys 2024 #146 43 401
DK Boys 0 #147 241 7,401
RS Boys 0 #148 7 2,277
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
QA Boys 0 #156 999 18,093
HU Boys 0 #160 15 3,954
TR 0 #160 15,600 19,440
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
IL 0 #170 109 6,291
LU Boys 0 #175 44 4,970
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
AR 0 #189 5 2,915
France Boys 2021 #190 246 2,865
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
DK 0 #194 10 5,198
IR Boys 0 #198 798 10,162
Austria 0 #199 15 850
Canada Boys 2024 #206 103 2,588
BD Boys 0 #208 625 10,045
IR 0 #210 20 4,221
AL Girls 0 #212 11 4,141
EC Girls 0 #214 26 3,650
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
AO Boys 0 #221 22 5,568
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
EG 0 #231 208 6,387
HR Boys 0 #231 28 3,997
MO Girls 0 #232 20 7,056
GH 0 #233 11 5,396
GR Girls 0 #233 10 6,293
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
JP Girls 0 #236 10 6,592
Austria Boys 0 #238 237 2,180
SD Girls 0 #240 107 7,678
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
NG 0 #255 10 5,926
QA Girls 0 #260 57 15,378
TW Girls 0 #266 11 8,139
Germany Boys 0 #270 1,426 5,697
JM Girls 0 #273 6 7,507
JP Boys 0 #274 24 7,909
KZ Boys 0 #275 15 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #276 29 6,530
SG 0 #276 7 11,010
BD Girls 0 #277 110 8,413
Canada Girls 2020 #279 5 2,919
IR Girls 0 #279 303 8,334
OM Girls 0 #279 118 15,987
CN Boys 0 #282 38 9,639
JO Girls 0 #285 41 7,570
HR Girls 0 #287 8 3,687
GT 0 #291 24 5,948
SA Girls 0 #291 920 25,931
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
PE 0 #299 12 6,350
GH Boys 0 #309 37 8,138
GH Girls 0 #313 12 6,973
PL Boys 0 #314 22 6,459
DK Girls 0 #323 7 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #324 9 5,862
PT Boys 0 #338 30 7,951
CZ Girls 0 #345 7 5,378
NL Boys 0 #348 1,005 5,873
IT Boys 0 #349 3,233 10,046
BO 0 #351 31 6,868
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
CN Girls 0 #353 7 8,829
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
BR 0 #355 6 5,969
MU Girls 0 #357 6 8,539
PL Girls 0 #358 7 5,096
Germany 0 #361 78 2,542
GT Boys 0 #361 114 7,625
CO Girls 0 #362 1,609 16,140
NL 0 #363 29 2,481
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
PH Boys 0 #368 16 11,440
Finland Girls 0 #378 14 1,368
AE Girls 0 #383 171 20,968
UY Boys 0 #389 11 5,922
MX 0 #403 11 8,339
CO 0 #404 77 7,768
Spain 0 #407 46 2,326
Austria Girls 0 #411 10 1,885
RU Boys 0 #422 84 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #424 81 11,303
SG Boys 0 #425 282 17,960
CL 0 #426 9 6,867
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
KW Girls 0 #430 86 19,177
PS Girls 0 #433 91 10,981
AR Boys 0 #438 30 7,628
Spain Boys 0 #442 675 5,610
PT Girls 0 #442 10 7,952
CM Boys 0 #447 104 12,054
PA Boys 0 #448 34 9,305
CR Girls 0 #453 80 11,342
PA Girls 0 #463 19 9,861
RU Girls 0 #464 35 11,913
CR Boys 0 #466 22 10,188
GT Girls 0 #468 38 7,500
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
UY Girls 0 #473 38 6,731
AR Girls 0 #474 127 8,289
CM Girls 0 #491 50 11,671
BO Girls 0 #498 114 9,488
HK Boys 0 #502 26 12,905
BO Boys 0 #518 75 9,244
IL Girls 0 #543 75 11,648
CO Boys 0 #554 434 15,656
SG Girls 0 #563 24 18,916
IN Girls 0 #578 54 13,121
CL Boys 0 #585 81 13,390
HK Girls 0 #585 31 16,104
IT 0 #590 126 4,183
MX Boys 0 #610 421 16,355
IN Boys 0 #628 402 16,750
PE Girls 0 #645 326 14,861
BR Boys 0 #717 35 12,213
Finland Girls 2026 #731 8 3,895
United States Boys 2024 #737 156 7,044
Spain Girls 0 #743 244 5,561
Germany Girls 0 #744 95 4,949
CL Girls 0 #753 99 14,098
NG Girls 0 #770 17 15,093
PE Boys 0 #771 108 14,506
MY Boys 0 #799 324 25,439
EG Girls 0 #814 146 14,742
NG Boys 0 #825 127 16,906
MX Girls 0 #850 352 17,781
NL Girls 0 #885 71 5,933
United States Girls 2024 #896 21 8,487
BR Girls 0 #908 34 12,708
MY Girls 0 #949 46 24,821
ZA Boys 0 #992 187 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,053 407 9,415
ZA Girls 0 #1,057 85 25,928

Sami is popular in 96 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

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People also ask about Sami

Sami is predominantly a boy's name.
Sami is a 2 syllable name, pronounced SAH-mee,/ˈsɑːmi/,Arabic: /saːmiː/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Samy, Samee, Samie, Sami (سامي) and Sámi.
Across languages, Sami has these equivalents: Sam (nickname), Samuel (related name), Samiya / Samiyah (Arabic feminine form meaning 'elevated').
Yes, very popular — Sami ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Sami ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Sami's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #138 in 2011 to #190 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 3 notable people named Sami are in our database, including Sami Yusuf (Musician), Sami Vänskä (Musician), Sami Frey (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Sami for their child, including Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen.