Sammy
A pet form of Samuel, from the Hebrew Shemu'el, understood as name of God or God has heard, and also of the later coinage Samantha.
Sammy in 2025
Sammy was given to 110 babies in the United States in 2025 — 85 boys and 25 girls, making it the 3,330th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,139 babies born.
The history of Sammy
Sammy reached its highest point in 1947, when 1,239 babies were given the name, ranking 386th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 367th, in 1946.
Across the 130 years of records since 1896, 45,140 babies have been named Sammy. Half of them were born before 1957, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Sammy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sammy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,777 |
| 1900s | 78 | 1,661 |
| 1910s | 559 | 1,286 |
| 1920s | 2,007 | 678 |
| 1930s | 4,405 | 498 |
| 1940s | 9,606 | 367 |
| 1950s | 8,256 | 462 |
| 1960s | 6,730 | 582 |
| 1970s | 3,977 | 762 |
| 1980s | 2,765 | 977 |
| 1990s | 2,334 | 1,271 |
| 2000s | 2,163 | 1,630 |
| 2010s | 1,488 | 2,419 |
| 2020s | 767 | 2,791 |
Where Sammy is heading
Sammy has fallen 24% over the past decade, from 144 babies in 2015 to 110 in 2025.
Names like Sammy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sammy.