Unisex name · since 1955
Sami
Sami has 5,303 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,113 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,303
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sami is the #1113 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,303 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sami has been recorded 5,303 times among boys since 1955, currently ranked #1113 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #1,724 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,113 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,303 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sami ranks #1,724 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,113 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,303 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,113 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,303
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sami's 5,303 recorded births place it above 96.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sami compares
5,303 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sami's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sami | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,303 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sami's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sami's full recorded timeline at 1992, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 193 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sami popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Sami popularity over time - girls
1,424 total births recorded since 1945 (Sami as girls' name)
Sami by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,475 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Sami's strongest decade.
1,475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sami births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 88
1960s
88 births
- 1970s 193
1970s
193 births
- 1980s 446
1980s
446 births
- 1990s
1990s
880 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,307 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,475 births
- 2020s
2020s
893 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,475 births (28% of all-time use).
How Sami compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sami's total volume
Sami by state
Where Sami concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 691 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 542 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 373 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 302 | 5.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 260 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 231 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 228 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 225 | 4.2% |
691 of 5,303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Sami appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sami's data
- Sami's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,475 total births) through the 2020s (893) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Samis (691 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sami
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sami: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sami draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.