Sammi
Sammi was the 6280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1795th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,446 places. More babies were named Sammi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,280 girls, up 1,228 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197450 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,732babies recorded
Sammi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 56 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,280 | 19 |
| 2020 | #7,508 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,291 | 35 |
| 2000 | #3,965 | 32 |
| 1990 | #3,607 | 30 |
| 1980 | #3,582 | 23 |
| 1970 | #6,244 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #5,967 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sammi, counting every spelling?
Sammi is the most common spelling of a name family that had 30 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 30 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sammi | 19 | #6,280 | 89 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sammi?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sammi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sammi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sammi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sammi?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Sammi are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 46. That makes Sammi mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sammi by state
How common Sammi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sammi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sammi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sammi
How popular is the name Sammi?
Sammi was the 6280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1795th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,446 places. More babies were named Sammi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sammi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sammi in the US.
Where is Sammi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sammi was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).