Sammie
Sammie is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Sammie, American singer Sammie Abbott (1908–1990), American politician Sammie Burroughs, American football player Sammie Coates, American football player Sammie Harris, American-Canadian football player Sammie Haynes (1920-1997), American-Negro baseball athlete Sammie Henson, American wrestler Sammie Lee Hill, American football…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sammie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sammie is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Sammie, American singer Sammie Abbott (1908–1990), American politician Sammie Burroughs, American football player Sammie Coates, American football player Sammie Harris, American-Canadian football player Sammie Haynes (1920-1997), American-Negro baseball athlete Sammie Henson, American wrestler Sammie Lee Hill, American football…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sammie
As a girl name
Sammie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 186 Sammies were born — ranking #555 that year. As of 2026, Sammie ranks #5,197 for girls with 25 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 8K Sammies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sammie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 492 Sammies were born — ranking #311 that year. As of 2026, Sammie ranks #5,159 for boys with 19 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 21K Sammies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Sammie
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About the name Sammie
Sammie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Sammie's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #285. Use the chart and map above to compare Sammie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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