Is Sammy a boy or girl name?
Sammy is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 112 boys were named Sammy, so 14.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.8% of the 45,021 US babies named Sammy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,556
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,336
- Babies named Sammy since 1896
- 45,021
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 1,239 babies
Boys and girls named Sammy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 480 | 79 | 14.1% |
| 1920s | 1,842 | 165 | 8.2% |
| 1930s | 4,173 | 232 | 5.3% |
| 1940s | 9,360 | 246 | 2.6% |
| 1950s | 8,104 | 151 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 6,603 | 128 | 1.9% |
| 1970s | 3,888 | 89 | 2.2% |
| 1980s | 2,621 | 144 | 5.2% |
| 1990s | 2,235 | 99 | 4.2% |
| 2000s | 2,044 | 117 | 5.4% |
| 2010s | 1,309 | 178 | 12% |
| 2020s | 547 | 104 | 16% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 112 | #1,556 | 19 | #6,336 |
| 2023 | 97 | #1,722 | 28 | #4,847 |
| 2022 | 114 | #1,561 | 23 | #5,603 |
| 2021 | 120 | #1,495 | 19 | #6,374 |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,574 | 15 | #7,506 |
| 2019 | 103 | #1,611 | 30 | #4,634 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,486 | 17 | #7,049 |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,299 | 14 | #8,217 |
| 2016 | 129 | #1,380 | 21 | #6,158 |
| 2015 | 126 | #1,379 | 18 | #6,933 |
| 2014 | 143 | #1,254 | 21 | #6,173 |
| 2013 | 119 | #1,411 | 18 | #6,978 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,395 | 13 | #9,031 |
| 2011 | 158 | #1,146 | 13 | #9,051 |
| 2010 | 154 | #1,178 | 13 | #9,137 |
| 2009 | 158 | #1,155 | 14 | #8,801 |
| 2008 | 205 | #975 | 13 | #9,390 |
| 2007 | 184 | #1,026 | 5 | #19,987 |
| 2006 | 198 | #947 | 9 | #12,241 |
| 2005 | 214 | #862 | 18 | #6,767 |
| 2004 | 217 | #823 | 13 | #8,631 |
| 2003 | 216 | #807 | 10 | #10,288 |
| 2002 | 200 | #835 | 12 | #8,733 |
| 2001 | 234 | #746 | 10 | #9,959 |
| 2000 | 218 | #763 | 13 | #7,949 |
| 1999 | 209 | #766 | 13 | #7,629 |
| 1998 | 248 | #685 | 13 | #7,445 |
| 1997 | 195 | #766 | 8 | #10,609 |
| 1996 | 183 | #794 | 13 | #7,054 |
| 1995 | 179 | #802 | 11 | #7,966 |
| 1994 | 220 | #704 | 10 | #8,656 |
| 1993 | 195 | #750 | 7 | #11,526 |
| 1992 | 270 | #629 | 8 | #10,266 |
| 1991 | 242 | #655 | 11 | #7,856 |
| 1990 | 294 | #586 | 5 | #14,752 |
| 1989 | 288 | #573 | 10 | #7,909 |
| 1988 | 234 | #619 | 14 | #5,835 |
| 1987 | 248 | #578 | 26 | #3,499 |
| 1986 | 262 | #549 | 17 | #4,689 |
| 1985 | 243 | #567 | 10 | #6,836 |
| 1984 | 217 | #577 | 18 | #4,285 |
| 1983 | 254 | #524 | 25 | #3,317 |
| 1982 | 270 | #518 | 14 | #5,142 |
| 1981 | 262 | #520 | 5 | #11,755 |
| 1980 | 343 | #452 | 5 | #11,750 |
| 1979 | 291 | #485 | 7 | #8,779 |
| 1978 | 297 | #468 | 10 | #6,296 |
| 1977 | 331 | #437 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1976 | 343 | #420 | 7 | #7,940 |
| 1975 | 352 | #411 | 9 | #6,348 |
| 1974 | 394 | #392 | 9 | #6,134 |
| 1973 | 439 | #367 | 10 | #5,491 |
| 1972 | 460 | #368 | 8 | #6,428 |
| 1971 | 507 | #358 | 13 | #4,484 |
| 1970 | 474 | #373 | 8 | #6,245 |
| 1969 | 508 | #353 | 11 | #4,669 |
| 1968 | 513 | #340 | 11 | #4,437 |
| 1967 | 548 | #319 | 13 | #3,804 |
| 1966 | 570 | #310 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1965 | 619 | #303 | 15 | #3,380 |
| 1964 | 735 | #288 | 12 | #4,055 |
| 1963 | 705 | #292 | 10 | #4,484 |
| 1962 | 752 | #280 | 11 | #4,224 |
| 1961 | 787 | #278 | 17 | #3,165 |
| 1960 | 866 | #272 | 15 | #3,326 |
| 1959 | 857 | #269 | 21 | #2,579 |
| 1958 | 873 | #263 | 7 | #5,306 |
| 1957 | 795 | #266 | 16 | #3,011 |
| 1956 | 739 | #269 | 10 | #4,114 |
| 1955 | 750 | #251 | 19 | #2,622 |
| 1954 | 769 | #251 | 15 | #2,993 |
| 1953 | 770 | #244 | 16 | #2,795 |
| 1952 | 781 | #239 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1951 | 884 | #219 | 12 | #3,258 |
| 1950 | 886 | #214 | 17 | #2,517 |
| 1949 | 1,000 | #202 | 26 | #1,911 |
| 1948 | 1,075 | #187 | 18 | #2,404 |
| 1947 | 1,210 | #175 | 29 | #1,813 |
| 1946 | 1,193 | #170 | 24 | #1,910 |
| 1945 | 949 | #174 | 24 | #1,735 |
| 1944 | 973 | #173 | 28 | #1,570 |
| 1943 | 899 | #183 | 35 | #1,418 |
| 1942 | 832 | #194 | 21 | #1,908 |
| 1941 | 652 | #208 | 23 | #1,685 |
| 1940 | 577 | #217 | 18 | #1,949 |
| 1939 | 503 | #232 | 21 | #1,723 |
| 1938 | 496 | #239 | 20 | #1,797 |
| 1937 | 471 | #248 | 18 | #1,903 |
| 1936 | 461 | #245 | 35 | #1,226 |
| 1935 | 436 | #258 | 24 | #1,538 |
| 1934 | 412 | #269 | 18 | #1,901 |
| 1933 | 349 | #281 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1932 | 354 | #290 | 26 | #1,514 |
| 1931 | 345 | #300 | 27 | #1,452 |
| 1930 | 346 | #305 | 25 | #1,602 |
| 1929 | 300 | #319 | 19 | #1,944 |
| 1928 | 280 | #340 | 27 | #1,580 |
| 1927 | 235 | #390 | 19 | #2,089 |
| 1926 | 202 | #428 | 19 | #2,064 |
| 1925 | 157 | #487 | 13 | #2,754 |
| 1924 | 163 | #487 | 23 | #1,860 |
| 1923 | 147 | #506 | 12 | #2,887 |
| 1922 | 130 | #555 | 9 | #3,615 |
| 1921 | 115 | #596 | 11 | #3,124 |
| 1920 | 113 | #589 | 13 | #2,708 |
| 1919 | 86 | #671 | 16 | #2,243 |
| 1918 | 82 | #698 | 21 | #1,873 |
| 1917 | 72 | #738 | 16 | #2,191 |
| 1916 | 53 | #873 | 8 | #3,503 |
| 1915 | 50 | #877 | 7 | #3,739 |
| 1914 | 51 | #742 | 5 | #4,105 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,171 | 6 | #3,129 |
| 1912 | 23 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 20 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 23 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sammy reached #170 in 1946. As a girl name, it reached #1,226 in 1936. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sammy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.