Samuel vs Sammie

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

Name A

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Name B

Sammie

Boy name · Rank #4873

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Metric Samuel Sammie
Current Rank #17 #4873
Total Births (all years) 811,720 20,818
Peak Year 2001 1947
Peak Year Births 14,813 492
Peak Decade 2000ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samuel Sammie
1880ss 9,129 50
1890ss 7,857 121
1900ss 8,149 291
1910ss 34,166 1,372
1920ss 43,362 2,853
1930ss 32,135 3,332
1940ss 43,127 4,181
1950ss 53,766 3,423
1960ss 44,250 2,117
1970ss 48,103 1,172
1980ss 73,460 724
1990ss 125,592 498
2000ss 138,622 312
2010ss 108,101 279
2020ss 41,901 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samuel Sammie
2014 11,024 24
2015 10,900 26
2016 10,615 25
2017 10,447 26
2018 9,850 14
2019 9,321 21
2020 8,585 20
2021 8,573 18
2022 8,414 15
2023 8,019 20
2024 8,310 20

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, 1880–2024.

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