babyNamedSamy
“exalted, sublime”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 241st
- births in 2023–2025
- 720
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,519
- −4.7% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2002
Meaning and origin of Samy
Samy means “exalted, sublime” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Samy in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2002.
- Over recent years, Samy has been falling (−4.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Samy every 6.4 schools, all spellings combined.
Samy in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,399th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 12,139
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
86 babies in 3 years1 boy in 59,785+4.1% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 63,565
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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