Sami

Sami is a male given name: 93% of people named Sami are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 8 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 93%Female 7%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 93% male / 7% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Kosovo
US births since 1880: 4,121 male / 1,226 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sami

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sami," in English, "Guten Tag Sami," in German. Sami is a male given name: about 93% of people named Sami are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sami,

German

Guten Tag Sami,

French

Bonjour Sami,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sami:

Chinese

Sami您好：

Japanese

Sami様

English

Hi Sami,

German

Hi Sami,

French

Salut Sami,

Spanish

Hola Sami,

Chinese

Sami你好：

Japanese

Samiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Sami by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	common	man's name	98%
United States	common	man's name	77%
Kosovo	common	man's name	98%
Finland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Turkey	uncommon	man's name	98%
Albania	uncommon	man's name	98%
North Macedonia	uncommon	man's name	98%
Japan	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

4,121 male · 1,226 female · 5,347 births recorded

Male 77%Female 23%

Since 1980: 83% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sami a male or female name?

Sami is a male given name: 93% of people named Sami are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 8 countries covered.

How do I address Sami in an email?

Is Sami a unisex name?

Sami is not a unisex name: 93% of people named Sami are men. Sami leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Sami a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sami (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_sami,
  title  = {Is Sami a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sami},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}