Sammy vs Samuel

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

Name A

Sammy

Boy name · Rank #1544

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Sammy Samuel
Current Rank #1544 #17
Total Births (all years) 43,382 820,196
Peak Year 1947 2001
Peak Year Births 1,210 14,813
Peak Decade 1940s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sammy Samuel
1880s - 9,129
1890s 5 7,857
1900s 78 8,149
1910s 480 34,166
1920s 1,842 43,362
1930s 4,173 32,135
1940s 9,360 43,129
1950s 8,105 53,767
1960s 6,602 44,247
1970s 3,888 48,099
1980s 2,621 73,456
1990s 2,235 125,597
2000s 2,045 138,647
2010s 1,310 108,128
2020s 638 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sammy Samuel
2014 143 11,029
2015 126 10,905
2016 129 10,621
2017 140 10,449
2018 117 9,854
2019 104 9,322
2020 104 8,594
2021 122 8,580
2022 115 8,427
2023 98 8,038
2024 114 8,355
2025 85 8,334

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, 1896–2025.

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