Hamdi
Hamdi is a masculine Arabic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Turkish
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
The Story of Hamdi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Hamdi as a girl name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Hamdi — #5,282 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Hamdi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hamdi ranks #9,052 for girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-32%). All told, over 415 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Hamdi on the record books as a boy name in 1988, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 10 Hamdis were born — ranking #7,096 that year. About 49% of every Hamdi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Hamdi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 134 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to 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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