Sami is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “elevated.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 156 boys in the United States.
Sami belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “elevated” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sami first appears in Social Security records in 1955. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1112 in 2017, and in 2024 156 babies received the name — 5,111 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sami means “elevated” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sami is a boy name. In 2024, 156 babies received the name in the US.
Sami comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Sami first appears in US records in 1955. Its best-ever ranking was #1112 in 2017, and 156 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sami is pronounced /ˈsɑːmi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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