Sammie
#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · #5,608 for boys in 2025, 16 births
Given to boys 72.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1944 · 434 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,836since 1880
Sammie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,352 | 32 | #5,608 | 16 |
| 2024 | #4,387 | 32 | #4,890 | 20 |
| 2023 | #5,248 | 24 | #4,886 | 20 |
| 2022 | #4,907 | 27 | #5,874 | 15 |
| 2021 | #3,435 | 45 | #5,110 | 18 |
| 2020 | #3,676 | 40 | #4,698 | 20 |
| 2019 | #4,072 | 35 | #4,639 | 21 |
| 2018 | #3,559 | 43 | #6,036 | 14 |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 | #3,993 | 26 |
| 2016 | #4,632 | 30 | #4,098 | 25 |
| 2015 | #4,144 | 35 | #3,982 | 26 |
| 2014 | #4,892 | 28 | #4,138 | 24 |
| 2013 | #6,017 | 21 | #3,060 | 36 |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | #3,059 | 37 |
| 2011 | #4,072 | 36 | #3,695 | 28 |
| 2010 | #5,108 | 27 | #2,826 | 42 |
| 2009 | #5,097 | 28 | #3,105 | 37 |
| 2008 | #4,550 | 33 | #3,005 | 39 |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 | #3,444 | 31 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #3,306 | 32 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #3,447 | 28 |
| 2004 | #4,949 | 26 | #3,285 | 29 |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | #3,119 | 30 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #3,022 | 30 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #3,410 | 25 |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | #2,736 | 33 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #2,023 | 47 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 | #2,450 | 35 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #2,164 | 40 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #1,817 | 50 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #2,346 | 33 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #1,716 | 52 |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | #1,620 | 55 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #1,472 | 62 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #1,314 | 73 |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | #1,615 | 51 |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | #1,327 | 68 |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 | #1,373 | 57 |
| 1987 | #2,972 | 32 | #1,400 | 52 |
| 1986 | #2,300 | 44 | #1,118 | 71 |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | #1,190 | 62 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | #1,096 | 67 |
| 1983 | #2,398 | 39 | #987 | 80 |
| 1982 | #2,532 | 37 | #1,050 | 75 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #886 | 101 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #938 | 91 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #864 | 101 |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | #891 | 93 |
| 1977 | #2,515 | 34 | #913 | 86 |
| 1976 | #2,135 | 40 | #911 | 83 |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | #831 | 100 |
| 1974 | #2,497 | 30 | #721 | 129 |
| 1973 | #2,455 | 30 | #735 | 119 |
| 1972 | #1,975 | 41 | #646 | 152 |
| 1971 | #2,296 | 34 | #665 | 154 |
| 1970 | #2,160 | 37 | #657 | 155 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #637 | 155 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #628 | 145 |
| 1967 | #2,039 | 33 | #581 | 169 |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | #550 | 194 |
| 1965 | #1,672 | 45 | #540 | 200 |
| 1964 | #1,593 | 51 | #546 | 208 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #514 | 244 |
| 1962 | #1,476 | 57 | #507 | 242 |
| 1961 | #1,454 | 59 | #485 | 270 |
| 1960 | #1,393 | 62 | #466 | 290 |
| 1959 | #1,407 | 58 | #472 | 281 |
| 1958 | #1,282 | 68 | #447 | 307 |
| 1957 | #1,187 | 79 | #446 | 298 |
| 1956 | #1,186 | 77 | #419 | 324 |
| 1955 | #1,292 | 61 | #389 | 344 |
| 1954 | #1,093 | 81 | #373 | 358 |
| 1953 | #1,071 | 81 | #358 | 360 |
| 1952 | #954 | 96 | #360 | 355 |
| 1951 | #928 | 98 | #342 | 399 |
| 1950 | #895 | 98 | #338 | 397 |
| 1949 | #820 | 114 | #330 | 430 |
| 1948 | #810 | 114 | #310 | 479 |
| 1947 | #706 | 144 | #311 | 492 |
| 1946 | #644 | 151 | #317 | 410 |
| 1945 | #654 | 126 | #295 | 415 |
| 1944 | #589 | 156 | #285 | 434 |
| 1943 | #555 | 186 | #308 | 404 |
| 1942 | #554 | 180 | #295 | 420 |
| 1941 | #567 | 151 | #305 | 355 |
| 1940 | #602 | 134 | #302 | 342 |
| 1939 | #602 | 125 | #302 | 346 |
| 1938 | #600 | 132 | #293 | 349 |
| 1937 | #573 | 140 | #306 | 303 |
| 1936 | #549 | 143 | #298 | 319 |
| 1935 | #575 | 125 | #298 | 333 |
| 1934 | #556 | 134 | #294 | 338 |
| 1933 | #549 | 134 | #308 | 300 |
| 1932 | #562 | 135 | #295 | 347 |
| 1931 | #613 | 117 | #296 | 349 |
| 1930 | #605 | 131 | #304 | 348 |
| 1929 | #698 | 100 | #314 | 307 |
| 1928 | #594 | 141 | #305 | 331 |
| 1927 | #657 | 120 | #316 | 332 |
| 1926 | #627 | 130 | #343 | 281 |
| 1925 | #668 | 122 | #346 | 285 |
| 1924 | #676 | 121 | #359 | 275 |
| 1923 | #674 | 121 | #377 | 252 |
| 1922 | #657 | 122 | #379 | 252 |
| 1921 | #813 | 81 | #369 | 270 |
| 1920 | #680 | 114 | #368 | 268 |
| 1919 | #646 | 115 | #387 | 229 |
| 1918 | #671 | 113 | #358 | 264 |
| 1917 | #686 | 100 | #433 | 171 |
| 1916 | #904 | 56 | #452 | 154 |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 | #429 | 159 |
| 1914 | #765 | 57 | #412 | 133 |
| 1913 | #767 | 47 | #462 | 86 |
| 1912 | #795 | 39 | #491 | 65 |
| 1911 | #790 | 30 | #344 | 63 |
| 1910 | #781 | 30 | #370 | 48 |
| 1909 | #773 | 27 | #378 | 40 |
| 1908 | #617 | 38 | #438 | 30 |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | #351 | 39 |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | #378 | 32 |
| 1905 | #797 | 21 | #365 | 32 |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 | #344 | 34 |
| 1903 | #813 | 18 | #656 | 12 |
| 1902 | #849 | 17 | #460 | 21 |
| 1901 | #723 | 20 | #433 | 19 |
| 1900 | #780 | 22 | #393 | 32 |
| 1899 | #664 | 22 | #424 | 19 |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 | #573 | 14 |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | #615 | 12 |
| 1896 | #813 | 16 | #641 | 12 |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | #501 | 16 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | #564 | 11 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #641 | 16 | #498 | 14 |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sammie was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Sammie is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#357 · 1 in 2,845
- Georgia#565 · 1 in 7,364
- Florida#726 · 1 in 10,917
- Illinois#778 · 1 in 13,303
- Texas#928 · 1 in 16,258
Best ever in a state: #55 in Mississippi, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #357 | 6 | 1 in 2,845 |
| Georgia | #565 | 6 | 1 in 7,364 |
| Florida | #726 | 7 | 1 in 10,917 |
| Illinois | #778 | 6 | 1 in 13,303 |
| Texas | #928 | 9 | 1 in 16,258 |
| New York | #1,180 | 5 | 1 in 24,439 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sammie
- 718 spots since 2024 (#4,890 → #5,608)
- 910 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #5,608)
- 1,626 spots since 2015 (#3,982 → #5,608)
- Biggest jump: 356 spots in 1895 (#857 → #501)
- Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1903 (#460 → #656)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1944 at #285 (434 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1887–1981
- Highest: 1 in 2,979 boys born in 1931 were named Sammie (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 106,755 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #285 in 1944, was only 1 in 3,140 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.1% of all boys named Sammie (4,181) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2013, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #498 (1889) | #806 |
| 1890s | 121 | #424 (1899) | #614 |
| 1900s | 291 | #344 (1904) | #420 |
| 1910s | 1,372 | #344 (1911) | #414 |
| 1920s | 2,853 | #305 (1928) | #348 |
| 1930s | 3,332 | #293 (1938) | #299 |
| 1940s | 4,181 | #285 (1944) | #306 |
| 1950s | 3,423 | #338 (1950) | #394 |
| 1960s | 2,117 | #466 (1960) | #545 |
| 1970s | 1,172 | #646 (1972) | #783 |
| 1980s | 724 | #886 (1981) | #1,137 |
| 1990s | 498 | #1,314 (1991) | #1,854 |
| 2000s | 314 | #2,736 (2000) | #3,188 |
| 2010s | 279 | #2,826 (2010) | #3,953 |
| 2020s | 109 | #4,698 (2020) | #5,178 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sammie in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 38,990 of them was named Sammie, which outranked 82.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,265Thao45
- #2,265Trena45
- #2,265Yuliana45
- #2,300Sammie44
- #2,300Alberta44
- #2,300Amberlee44
- #2,300Brandice44
- #2,344Anh43
- #2,344Aspen43
- #2,344Brittainy43
Tied with 43 names at #2,300; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 25,937 of them was named Sammie, which outranked 85.7% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,102Tracey72
- #1,102Tuan72
- #1,102Vladimir72
- #1,118Sammie71
- #1,118Aidan71
- #1,118Barton71
- #1,118Chadd71
- #1,127Adrien70
- #1,127Dashawn70
- #1,127Homer70
Tied with 8 names at #1,118; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.