Hamdi
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- HAM-dee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Hamdi is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “of praise, praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Hamdi mean?
Arabic: from hamd 'praise'
“of praise, praiseworthy”
Usually a boy's name in Turkey and the Arab world, but often given to girls in Somali families.
Is Hamdi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hamdi has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK.
How popular is Hamdi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 14 girls. 3 boys were also named Hamdi in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Hamdi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2012, 75% of the babies named Hamdi in the UK were girls.
Hamdi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Hamdi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Hamdi in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hamdi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hamdi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hamdi, updated 20 October 2026.