Saami
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-mee
- Origin
- Arabic
Saami is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “elevated, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saami mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sami
“elevated, exalted”
A spelling of the Arabic Sami; Saami is also a name for the Sami people of northern Scandinavia.
Is Saami a girl's or a boy's name?
Saami is a boys' name.
How popular is Saami in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saami in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saami in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Names like Saami
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Musa, Abdullah, Zayan, Zayaan, Rafi, Mustafa, Zayd, Rayyan, Arham, Ibrahim
Names related to Saami
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saami: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saami, updated 20 October 2026.