Sammy
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · #1,852 for boys in 2025, 85 births
Given to boys 96.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1946 · 1,193 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 43,382since 1896
Sammy over time
Rank among boys' names. Sammy has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #5,099 | 25 | #1,852 | 85 |
| 2024 | #6,167 | 19 | #1,540 | 114 |
| 2023 | #4,746 | 28 | #1,711 | 98 |
| 2022 | #5,465 | 23 | #1,551 | 115 |
| 2021 | #6,174 | 19 | #1,469 | 122 |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | #1,568 | 104 |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | #1,592 | 104 |
| 2018 | #6,792 | 17 | #1,478 | 117 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #1,293 | 140 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #1,373 | 129 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | #1,374 | 126 |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | #1,252 | 143 |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | #1,405 | 119 |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | #1,391 | 120 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #1,143 | 158 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #1,175 | 154 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #1,153 | 158 |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | #974 | 205 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #1,025 | 184 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #945 | 198 |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | #860 | 214 |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | #820 | 217 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #800 | 217 |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | #832 | 200 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #743 | 234 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #760 | 218 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #763 | 209 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #684 | 248 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #763 | 195 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #794 | 183 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #801 | 179 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #702 | 220 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #748 | 195 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #627 | 270 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #655 | 242 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #586 | 294 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #573 | 288 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #618 | 234 |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 26 | #578 | 248 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #548 | 262 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #565 | 243 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #576 | 217 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | #523 | 254 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #518 | 270 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #520 | 262 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #451 | 343 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #485 | 291 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #467 | 297 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #437 | 331 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #419 | 343 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #411 | 352 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #391 | 394 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #367 | 439 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #368 | 460 |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 13 | #357 | 507 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #373 | 474 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #353 | 508 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #340 | 513 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #319 | 548 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #310 | 570 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #302 | 619 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #288 | 735 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #291 | 705 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #279 | 752 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #278 | 787 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | #272 | 865 |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 | #269 | 858 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #262 | 873 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #266 | 795 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #268 | 739 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #251 | 750 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #251 | 769 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | #243 | 770 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #239 | 781 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #219 | 884 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #214 | 886 |
| 1949 | #1,882 | 26 | #202 | 1,000 |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | #186 | 1,075 |
| 1947 | #1,790 | 29 | #175 | 1,210 |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | #170 | 1,193 |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | #174 | 949 |
| 1944 | #1,545 | 28 | #173 | 973 |
| 1943 | #1,395 | 35 | #183 | 899 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #193 | 832 |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | #208 | 652 |
| 1940 | #1,900 | 18 | #217 | 577 |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 | #232 | 503 |
| 1938 | #1,752 | 20 | #239 | 496 |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | #248 | 471 |
| 1936 | #1,206 | 35 | #244 | 461 |
| 1935 | #1,514 | 24 | #258 | 436 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | #268 | 412 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | #281 | 349 |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | #290 | 354 |
| 1931 | #1,421 | 27 | #300 | 345 |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 | #305 | 346 |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | #318 | 300 |
| 1928 | #1,541 | 27 | #337 | 280 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #387 | 235 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #426 | 202 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #483 | 157 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #485 | 163 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #502 | 147 |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #554 | 130 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #592 | 115 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #587 | 113 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #669 | 86 |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 | #692 | 82 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #723 | 72 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #864 | 53 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #868 | 50 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #734 | 51 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #1,146 | 20 |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #707 | 20 | |
| 1910 | — | #598 | 23 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #744 | 13 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Sammy! It came in at #1,101, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Sammy is popular in 1958
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#114 · 1 in 541
- New Mexico#127 · 1 in 558
- Tennessee#127 · 1 in 772
- Arkansas#146 · 1 in 859
- South Carolina#148 · 1 in 764
Best ever in a state: #48 in New Mexico, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #114 | 50 | 1 in 541 |
| New Mexico | #127 | 23 | 1 in 558 |
| Tennessee | #127 | 52 | 1 in 772 |
| Arkansas | #146 | 23 | 1 in 859 |
| South Carolina | #148 | 38 | 1 in 764 |
| Texas | #149 | 172 | 1 in 713 |
| Georgia | #157 | 57 | 1 in 850 |
| North Carolina | #169 | 48 | 1 in 1,093 |
| West Virginia | #169 | 18 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Alabama | #174 | 38 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Kentucky | #177 | 28 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Louisiana | #199 | 38 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Oklahoma | #199 | 18 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Colorado | #208 | 14 | 1 in 1,485 |
| Arizona | #230 | 11 | 1 in 1,401 |
| Virginia | #251 | 21 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Florida | #284 | 21 | 1 in 2,462 |
| Indiana | #316 | 13 | 1 in 4,213 |
| Kansas | #324 | 6 | 1 in 3,902 |
| Missouri | #340 | 10 | 1 in 4,860 |
| Ohio | #343 | 19 | 1 in 6,023 |
| California | #345 | 49 | 1 in 3,566 |
| Illinois | #353 | 22 | 1 in 5,179 |
| Maryland | #382 | 5 | 1 in 6,424 |
| New York | #386 | 29 | 1 in 6,235 |
| Michigan | #402 | 12 | 1 in 8,230 |
| New Jersey | #437 | 6 | 1 in 10,162 |
| Pennsylvania | #527 | 7 | 1 in 17,609 |
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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 Sammy
- 312 spots since 2024 (#1,540 → #1,852)
- 284 spots since 2020 (#1,568 → #1,852)
- 478 spots since 2015 (#1,374 → #1,852)
- Biggest jump: 679 spots in 1910 (#1,277 → #598)
- Biggest drop: 586 spots in 1905 (#647 → #1,233)
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1946 at #170 (1,193 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 101 yrs · run 1914–2006
- Highest: 1 in 1,361 boys born in 1946 were named Sammy (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,095 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 21.6% of all boys named Sammy (9,360) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,101 (1896) | #1,101 |
| 1900s | 78 | #647 (1904) | #993 |
| 1910s | 480 | #598 (1910) | #794 |
| 1920s | 1,842 | #318 (1929) | #467 |
| 1930s | 4,173 | #232 (1939) | #267 |
| 1940s | 9,360 | #170 (1946) | #188 |
| 1950s | 8,105 | #214 (1950) | #248 |
| 1960s | 6,602 | #272 (1960) | #303 |
| 1970s | 3,888 | #357 (1971) | #408 |
| 1980s | 2,621 | #451 (1980) | #547 |
| 1990s | 2,235 | #586 (1990) | #712 |
| 2000s | 2,045 | #743 (2001) | #891 |
| 2010s | 1,310 | #1,143 (2011) | #1,348 |
| 2020s | 638 | #1,469 (2021) | #1,615 |
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.
Sammy in 1958
Top girls' names in 1958
Top boys' names in 1958
More about 1958
girls
2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 287,374 of them was named Sammy, which outranked 30.4% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,520Yana8
- #4,520Zoann8
- #4,520Zoanne8
- #4,890Sammy7
- #4,890Adelfa7
- #4,890Adonna7
- #4,890Agustina7
- #5,408Adah6
- #5,408Adriann6
- #5,408Alayna6
Tied with 517 names at #4,890; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,431 of them was named Sammy, which outranked 94.2% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.