Sammy
Sammy was the 1864th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 170th; the most babies were born in 1947 (1,210). Over the last ten years it has moved down 485 places. More babies were named Sammy in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,864 boys, down 290 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19471,210 babies
- Total since 1880
- 45,140babies recorded
Sammy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,208 | #1,864 | 25 | 85 |
| 2020 | #7,509 | #1,574 | 15 | 104 |
| 2010 | #9,138 | #1,178 | 13 | 154 |
| 2000 | #7,952 | #763 | 13 | 218 |
| 1990 | #14,752 | #586 | 5 | 294 |
| 1980 | #11,749 | #452 | 5 | 343 |
| 1970 | #6,245 | #373 | 8 | 474 |
| 1960 | #3,328 | #272 | 15 | 865 |
| 1950 | #2,517 | #214 | 17 | 886 |
| 1940 | #1,950 | #217 | 18 | 577 |
| 1930 | #1,602 | #305 | 25 | 346 |
| 1920 | #2,708 | #589 | 13 | 113 |
| 1910 | — | #617 | — | 23 |
| 1900 | — | #1,148 | — | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Sammy, counting every spelling?
Sammy is a spelling of Sami, a name family that ranked #787 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,864 for Sammy on its own. Together these spellings went to 308 boys in 2025.
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 Sammy?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sammy (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sammy 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 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sammy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sammy?
About 27,400 people born in the US named Sammy are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 40 and 72. That makes Sammy a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Sammy by state
How common Sammy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (3.7×), New York (1.6×). In 39 states fewer than five boys 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 Sammy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sammy, they share its era and feel.
Sammy is also a nickname for Samuel, Samantha and Sam.
Questions about the name Sammy
How popular is the name Sammy?
Sammy was the 1864th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 170th; the most babies were born in 1947 (1,210). Over the last ten years it has moved down 485 places. More babies were named Sammy in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Sammy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Sammy in the US.
Where is Sammy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sammy was most common in Missouri (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New Jersey.