Globally, Шами (Shami 
, Shamy 
, Шами 
) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name Шами is habitual in Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently female name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Likewise, Шами is the last name as well as the forename.