Sam vs Sammie

Side-by-side comparison of Sam and Sammie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Name B

Sammie

Boy name · Rank #4893

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Metric Sam Sammie
Current Rank #650 #4893
Total Births (all years) 127,234 20,836
Peak Year 1918 1947
Peak Year Births 2,506 492
Peak Decade 1920s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sam Sammie
1880s 5,069 50
1890s 4,941 121
1900s 6,161 291
1910s 18,544 1,372
1920s 20,844 2,853
1930s 13,350 3,332
1940s 12,351 4,181
1950s 10,052 3,423
1960s 8,657 2,117
1970s 4,516 1,172
1980s 4,038 724
1990s 5,437 498
2000s 5,752 314
2010s 5,034 279
2020s 2,488 109

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sam Sammie
2014 523 24
2015 523 26
2016 478 25
2017 528 26
2018 453 14
2019 443 21
2020 402 20
2021 412 18
2022 418 15
2023 403 20
2024 425 20
2025 428 16

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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