Unisex name · since 1902
Samie
631 babies named Samie in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 631
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Samie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 631 recorded since 1902.
Samie has 631 recorded births among boys since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2008.
- #6,859 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 631 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samie ranks #6,859 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 631 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 631
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Samie's 631 recorded births place it above 84.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Samie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samie splits its recorded history at 1934: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2008
- Peak year (1921)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Samie popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1917 (Samie as girls' name)
Samie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (217 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Samie's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Samie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
217 births
- 1930s
1930s
105 births
- 1940s 72
1940s
72 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 217 births (34% of all-time use).
How Samie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Samie's total volume
Samie by state
Where Samie concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 37 | 5.9% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 15 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
37 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Samie's data
- Samie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Samies (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1902–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Samie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.