Recorded 1928–1963 Boys' name Peak 1928 28 births

Sammey — boys' name

28 babies named Sammey in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81940s101950s51960s5
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Sammey was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sammey in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sammey

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Sammey between 1928 and 1963, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sammey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sammey performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sammey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sammey 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 28 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.

Sammey at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

28

Since 1928

36 years of records

Peak year

1928

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1928

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1963

Sammey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1928

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1928)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 19631952194219401928 8

Sammey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 36% of Sammey's all-time total
1920s81940s101950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sammey?
28 babies have been named Sammey since 1928. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1928 with 8 births.
When was Sammey most popular?
Sammey was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Sammey been used?
Sammey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 36 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Sammey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samuel, Sam, Sammy, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1928–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.