Sammi vs Samantha

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

Name A

Sammi

Girl name · Rank #6412

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Metric Sammi Samantha
Current Rank #6412 #127
Total Births (all years) 1,657 590,854
Peak Year 1974 1990
Peak Year Births 50 25,868
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1946 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sammi Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss 5 292
1950ss 31 486
1960ss 94 11,029
1970ss 292 28,913
1980ss 260 121,126
1990ss 262 224,020
2000ss 326 134,310
2010ss 302 56,922
2020ss 85 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sammi Samantha
2014 31 5,735
2015 29 5,347
2016 26 4,955
2017 26 4,332
2018 28 3,923
2019 31 3,369
2020 15 2,955
2021 14 2,599
2022 24 2,603
2023 14 2,368
2024 18 2,221

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, 1946–2024.

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