Samy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAA-mee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Samy is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “elevated, sublime”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Samy mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sami
“elevated, sublime”
The spelling of Sami often used in Egypt and French-speaking North Africa; also a pet form of Samuel.
Is Samy a girl's or a boy's name?
Samy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 30 boys in the US.
How popular is Samy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Samy, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Samy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Samy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Samy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Samy, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975. 6 girls were also named Samy in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
2025 had more boys named Samy than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Samy in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Samy in the US were girls.
Samy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Samy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Hamza Musa Abdullah Yahya Umar Mustafa Syed Amir Zayd Zayan
Names related to Samy
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa Liyana
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, “Samy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/samy, updated 20 October 2026.