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How popular is the name Sami?
Births per year, rank history and how many Samis are alive today.
Sami (male) is a shortened form of the name Samuel. Although Sami itself was given to 168 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 271st as a registered name), most Samis are registered as Samuel, which ranked 66th in 2025 with 768 babies.
Most people called Sami are registered as Samuel, and share that name's profile: the Samuel you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Samuels born in England and Wales are between 20 and 37, and there are at least 200,000 of them alive today. Only some Samuels go by Sami.
How many babies are named Sami or Samuel each year?
Combined registrations of Samuel, Sami. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Samuel rank as a registered name?
Where does Sami rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Sami short for Samuel?
Yes - Sami is a shortened form of Samuel. Samis are usually registered as Samuel at birth.
When was the name Sami most popular?
The full name Samuel peaked in 1994, when around 7,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Sami itself peaked as a registered name in 2010, with 178 babies.
How many people are called Sami?
There's no official count of people who go by Sami, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 200,000 people registered as Samuel born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Sami.
How old is the typical Sami?
Most people called Sami are registered as Samuel. Most living Samuels are between 20 and 37; the most common age is about 32.
Is Sami becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.