Samai comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Evening melody or melody of dusk..
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How popular is Samai?
2009peak year
Samai first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2001. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2009, 18 babies received the name (ranked #7293). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12597), with roughly 8 babies named Samai each year. Samai's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 177 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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