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 #1554

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Sammy Samuel
Current Rank #1554 #17
Total Births (all years) 43,289 811,720
Peak Year 1947 2001
Peak Year Births 1,210 14,813
Peak Decade 1940ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sammy Samuel
1880ss — 9,129
1890ss 5 7,857
1900ss 78 8,149
1910ss 480 34,166
1920ss 1,842 43,362
1930ss 4,173 32,135
1940ss 9,360 43,127
1950ss 8,104 53,766
1960ss 6,603 44,250
1970ss 3,888 48,103
1980ss 2,621 73,460
1990ss 2,235 125,592
2000ss 2,044 138,622
2010ss 1,309 108,101
2020ss 547 41,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sammy Samuel
2014 143 11,024
2015 126 10,900
2016 129 10,615
2017 140 10,447
2018 117 9,850
2019 103 9,321
2020 104 8,585
2021 120 8,573
2022 114 8,414
2023 97 8,019
2024 112 8,310

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, 1896–2024.

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