Samuel vs Sammy

Side-by-side comparison of Samuel and Sammy — 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

Sammy

Boy name · Rank #1554

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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