Sammy Boy
How popular is Sammy?
#1,852 boy name in 2025
85 baby boys were named Sammy in the US in 2025, making it the 1852nd most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
Sammy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,852 for boys (▼ 312 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 85 boys, 25 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,374 in 2015, #1,568 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (1,210 boys) |
| Highest rank | #170 in 1946 |
| First recorded | 1896 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 84% boys, 16% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sammy counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sami family of names ranked #757 for boys in 2025 (#782 the year before), with 308 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sami | 193 | 63% |
| Sammy | 85 | 28% |
| Samy | 30 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Sammy is most popular
Babies named Sammy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
Sammy by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1900s | 78 | #647 |
| 1910s | 480 | #598 |
| 1920s | 1,842 | #318 |
| 1930s | 4,173 | #232 |
| 1940s | 9,360 | #170 |
| 1950s | 8,105 | #214 |
| 1960s | 6,602 | #272 |
| 1970s | 3,888 | #357 |
| 1980s | 2,621 | #451 |
| 1990s | 2,235 | #585 |
| 2000s | 2,045 | #742 |
| 2010s | 1,310 | #1,143 |
| 2020s | 638 | #1,469 |
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Questions
- Is Sammy a boy or girl name?
- Sammy is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 84% of babies named Sammy were boys.
- How popular is the name Sammy?
- 85 baby boys were named Sammy in the US in 2025, making it the 1852nd most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
- When was Sammy most popular?
- Sammy peaked in 1947, when 1,210 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #170 in 1946.
- How many people are named Sammy?
- 45,140 babies have been named Sammy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 29,581 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
- Where is Sammy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sammy was most common in Missouri, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.