MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sami mean?
Arabic sāmī, written سامي, describes something elevated or exalted. The name is used in Arabic and Urdu and belongs to the Arabic word family of height and elevation.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सामी
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سامي
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
समी
9,508 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sami in Indian usage
20,672 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 6,114 records (29.6%).
- Recorded as male: 14,558 records (70.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,065 |
| 1950s | 1,959 |
| 1960s | 3,326 |
| 1970s | 4,326 |
| 1980s | 5,694 |
| 1990s | 3,870 |
| Other decades | 432 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 7,827 |
| Bihar | 3,311 |
| Punjab | 2,907 |
| Rajasthan | 1,738 |
| Maharashtra | 1,054 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,005 |
| Jharkhand | 797 |
| Assam | 669 |
| Odisha | 455 |
| Haryana | 371 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 222 |
| Uttarakhand | 193 |
| Other states | 123 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sami / M | 168 | 271 |
| England & Wales | Sami / F | 3 | 5,927 |
| Scotland | Sami / M | 7 | 441 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sami; Table_6, C276 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sami; Table_6, C276
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sami; Table_6, C7343 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sami; Table_6, C7343
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sami; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sami; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: sami ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.