Sambo — boys' name

What the Data Says About Sambo

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Sambo between 1918 and 1986, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sambo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sambo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sambo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sambo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 39 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.