Samwise vs Sammy

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

Name A

Samwise

Boy name · Rank #4988

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Name B

Sammy

Boy name · Rank #1554

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Metric Samwise Sammy
Current Rank #4988 #1554
Total Births (all years) 177 43,289
Peak Year 2021 1947
Peak Year Births 22 1,210
Peak Decade 2020ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2002 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Samwise Sammy
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 78
1910ss — 480
1920ss — 1,842
1930ss — 4,173
1940ss — 9,360
1950ss — 8,104
1960ss — 6,603
1970ss — 3,888
1980ss — 2,621
1990ss — 2,235
2000ss 22 2,044
2010ss 74 1,309
2020ss 81 547

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samwise Sammy
2014 8 143
2015 13 126
2016 10 129
2017 9 140
2018 13 117
2019 15 103
2020 12 104
2021 22 120
2022 15 114
2023 12 97
2024 20 112

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, 2002–2024.

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