Boys' name · since 1928
Sammey
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Sammey, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
28 boys have been named Sammey since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sammey has 28 recorded births among boys since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1963.
- #26,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1928
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sammey ranks #26,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1928, peaking in the 1940s.
- #26,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sammey's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sammey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sammey splits its recorded history at 1942: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sammey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1963
- Peak year (1928)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sammey by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Sammey's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sammey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Sammey's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Sammey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1928–1963 (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 Sammey 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.