Sami: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Sami year by year

Sami drops 9 places from 2024 (ranked 138th then). Since 2020 (29 babies), the number of babies has risen by 52%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	147th	44
2024	138th	46
2023	168th	38
2022	181st	35
2021	190th	37
2020	222nd	29

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Sami since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Sami appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2007, with 58 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (455 babies). Since 1980, about 1,315 children in Québec have been named Sami.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Sami in Québec in 2025?

44 boys were named Sami in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 147th rank among boy names.

Is Sami a popular name in Québec?

Sami ranks 147th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Sami given most often?

In 2007, with 58 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Sami a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Sami only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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