Hamdi
Hamdi is a masculine Arabic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Hamdi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hamdi is a masculine Arabic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Hamdi
As a girl name
Hamdi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 25 Hamdis were born — ranking #5,282 that year. As of 2026, Hamdi ranks #9,052 for girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 415 Hamdis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hamdi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 10 Hamdis were born — ranking #7,096 that year. As of 2026, Hamdi ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 134 Hamdis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hamdi
Hamdi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 415 births in the dataset. Hamdi's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Hamdi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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