Sammy
Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel or Samantha, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami.
Meaning & Origin of Sammy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel or Samantha, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami.
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The Story of Sammy
Sammy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 1,210 Sammys were born — ranking #175 that year. As of 2026, Sammy ranks #1,598 for baby boys with 108 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 44K Sammys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sammy
Sammy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Sammy's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #170. Use the chart and map above to compare Sammy'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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