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Meaning of the nameSami

Sami is a name of Arabic origin meaning 'elevated, sublime', most common among people born in the 2000s, with Samy as a variant.

Meaning

“elevated, sublime”

Source: Behind the Name: Sami (2) · Wiktionary: Sami

People (2022)
1,578
Rank in Brazil
#6,053
Median age
24 years
2010 Census
1,936
people

Sami in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sami, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (424 people).

450 women 1,128 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Sami is most common

States with the highest share of people named Sami in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.001%
  2. Pará 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3450.001%
Bahia1770.001%
Rio de Janeiro1200.001%
Pará1070.001%
Amazonas980.003%
Minas Gerais780.000%
Rio Grande do Sul670.001%
Ceará650.001%
Pernambuco640.001%
Paraná540.001%
Santa Catarina470.001%
Maranhão450.001%
Rio Grande do Norte360.001%
Distrito Federal350.001%
Paraíba290.001%
Goiás280.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul240.001%
Espírito Santo220.001%
Alagoas220.001%
Mato Grosso210.001%
Sergipe200.001%
Rondônia160.001%
Tocantins150.001%
Amapá150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Sami

The Arabic name سامي (Sāmī) comes from the root samā, 'to be high', and means 'elevated, sublime', according to Behind the Name; Wiktionary derives it from سامٍ (sāmin), 'high, elevated'. Samy is a transcription of the same Arabic name. Wiktionary also records that Sami is, in Finnish, a diminutive of Samuel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,578 people named Sami, with a median age of 24. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Samy as a spelling variant of Sami.

It is the most common spelling in the group, with a final I; the original Arabic name is male, but the 2022 Census also records it for women.

Other spellings of Sami

SpellingPeople (2022)
Sami1,578
Samy1,291

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Sami (2) · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Samy · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Sami · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sami · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Sami

What does the name Sami mean?

Sami means “elevated, sublime”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Sami in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,578 people with the first name Sami, which ranks it number 6,053 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Sami a boy's or a girl's name?

Sami is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 450 women and 1,128 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Sami?

Sami is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Sami most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Sami (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Sami?

Samy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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