Sami

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sami: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Sami: Recorded since 1962, it reached #239 in 2005, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
115times a registrar ranked it
64years from first to last
#239highest recorded position
19groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2021

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#3174
1999	#3900
2001	#3998
2003	#4373
2008	#5545
2010	#3156
2013	#4739
2021	#4634

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 54 of the 63 years from 1962 to 2024.

In 2024: #297 among boys in England and Wales, #432 among boys in Scotland, #499 among boys in Norway, #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1962–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1962
First recorded at #506 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Sami appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 54 years beginning in 1962, and has registered 389 births with the name.

Sami across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Sami's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#506 (1962)	#308 (2004)	#499 (2024)	54 of 63	389 (1962–2024)	13 (1988)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#334 (1995)	#334 (1995)	#829 (2025)	23 of 31	107 (1995–2025)	8 (2022)
England and Wales · Boys	#505 (1996)	#239 (2005)	#297 (2024)	29 of 29	3,636 (1996–2024)	178 (2010)
England and Wales · Girls	#3174 (1997)	#3156 (2010)	#4634 (2021)	8 of 25	31 (1997–2021)	7 (2010)

Sami by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Sami in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	19	4 of 10	5
1970sbusiest	71	9 of 10	8
1980s	65	9 of 10	7
1990s	73	10 of 10	7
2000s	69	9 of 10	8
2010s	68	9 of 10	8
2020s	24	4 of 10	6

Across Norway · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Sami appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1962 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #239 in England and Wales in 2005.

Sami's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#297	151	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#347	122	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#320	138	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#324	141	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#324	142	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#320	148	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#397	108	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#326	150	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#318	152	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#322	143	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#291	159	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#293	152	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#313	145	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#295	149	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#3156	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#263	178	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#263	170	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#5545	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#260	167	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#263	153	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#245	155	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#239	146	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#246	134	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#256	121	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#343	74	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3998	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#316	85	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#381	60	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#426	51	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#382	59	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3174	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#427	47	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#505	36	High	Verified
2024	Norway	male	#499	4	High	Verified
2023	Norway	male	#441	6	High	Verified
2021	Norway	male	#447	5	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#354	9	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#463	6	High	Verified
2017	Norway	male	#486	5	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#416	8	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#390	9	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#354	11	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#471	6	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#428	8	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#418	8	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#457	7	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#457	7	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#400	9	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#416	8	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#556	4	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#308	12	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#415	8	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#333	10	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#430	7	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#570	4	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#391	9	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#381	9	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#421	8	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#540	5	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#557	5	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#497	6	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#406	9	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#476	7	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#468	8	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#503	7	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#556	6	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#353	13	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#543	6	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#548	6	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#519	7	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#474	8	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#482	8	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#645	4	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#518	7	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#415	10	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#463	8	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#382	11	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#629	4	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#509	7	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#562	5	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#451	8	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#485	7	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#361	11	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#540	5	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#545	4	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#466	6	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#506	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#829	3	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#582	5	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	7	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#429	8	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#552	5	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#741	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#572	5	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#459	7	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#605	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#455	7	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#542	5	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#532	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#529	5	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#473	5	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	4	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#432	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1962 and 2025, ranked in 58 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #239, first reached in 2005.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 178 births, registered in England and Wales in 2010.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1995, and 62 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Sameerah · #2301, 18y
Samer · #1949, 21y
Samia · #571, 29y
Samiha · #630, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Genevieve · #235, 61y
Marija · #243, 53y
Matthias · #232, 60y
Miguel · #252, 58y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Andrei · #239, 53y
Muiris · #239, 27y
Bridie · #238, 50y
Catharina · #238, 50y

Sami was ranked #239 in England and Wales · Boys in 2005. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Sami and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Sami without appearing here.

Sami moved ahead of

Finlay Compare
In 2009 they stood at #5545 and #3005 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #3156 and #5707.
Kristine Compare
In 2009 they stood at #5545 and #5545 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #3156 and #5707.
Debra Compare
In 2009 they stood at #5545 and #5545 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #3156 and #4688.
Kristy Compare
In 2009 they stood at #5545 and #3860 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #3156 and #4688.

Moved ahead of Sami

Amalie Compare
In 1998 they stood at #3174 and #3824 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1999 that had become #3900 and #2770.
Jonas Compare
In 2024 they stood at #472 and #770 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #468.
Phillip Compare
In 1999 they stood at #391 and #487 in Norway · Boys; by 2000 that had become #570 and #254.
Brodie Compare
In 2011 they stood at #455 and #730 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #430.

Moved the opposite way to Sami

Arthur Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 while Arthur went from #261 to #57.
Caleb Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 while Caleb went from #334 to #108.
Charlie Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 while Charlie went from #301 to #13.
Cillian Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 while Cillian went from #89 to #9.

Moved the same way as Sami

Aaron Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 and Aaron from #12 to #71.
Adam Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 and Adam from #14 to #20.
Adrian Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 and Adrian from #93 to #348.
Alan Compare
Between 1995 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Sami went from #334 to #829 and Alan from #35 to #232.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1962 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #239 in England and Wales in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Sami

Sami at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Sami across 4 official records

Sami by decade in Norway · Boys

Sami appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Sami

Sami and the names beside it

Sami moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Sami

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Sami at a glance

Sami across 4 official records

Sami by decade in Norway · Boys

Sami appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Sami

Sami and the names beside it

Sami moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Sami

Moved the opposite way to Sami

Moved the same way as Sami