Sammye vs Samantha

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

Name A

Sammye

Girl name

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Sammye Samantha
Current Rank Unranked #127
Total Births (all years) 723 590,854
Peak Year 1947 1990
Peak Year Births 29 25,868
Peak Decade 1940ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sammye Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss 38 181
1920ss 118 186
1930ss 142 175
1940ss 223 292
1950ss 137 486
1960ss 54 11,029
1970ss 11 28,913
1980ss — 121,126
1990ss — 224,020
2000ss — 134,310
2010ss — 56,922
2020ss — 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sammye Samantha
2014 — 5,735
2015 — 5,347
2016 — 4,955
2017 — 4,332
2018 — 3,923
2019 — 3,369
2020 — 2,955
2021 — 2,599
2022 — 2,603
2023 — 2,368
2024 — 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, 1913–1976.

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