US rank #6412 Girls' name Peak 1974 1,657 births

Sammi — #6412 US girls' name

1,657 babies named Sammi in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s311960s941970s2921980s2601990s2622000s3262010s3022020s85
#6412
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Sammi was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

50 babies were named Sammi in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sammi

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,657 babies named Sammi between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sammi currently holds the #6412 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sammi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sammi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sammi in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sammi 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 1,657 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.

Sammi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,657

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

1974

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,412

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sammi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
50
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
0102030405060 202420152006199719881979197019591946 5

Sammi popularity over time — boys

56 total births recorded since 1994 (Sammi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 56 births
456789 201820102005200420022001200019981994 5

Sammi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
326 births that decade — 20% of Sammi's all-time total
1940s51950s311960s941970s2921980s2601990s2622000s3262010s3022020s85

Sammi by state

Where Sammi concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sammi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
103 6.2%
#2 New York
71 4.3%
#3 Texas
66 4.0%
#4 Kansas
5 0.3%
#5 Oklahoma
5 0.3%
California share of Sammi's total US births 6.2%
Even split

103 of 1,657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sammi?
1,657 babies have been named Sammi since 1946. It currently ranks #6412 among girls. The peak year was 1974 with 50 births.
When was Sammi most popular?
Sammi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 326 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Sammi most popular?
The top states for the name Sammi are California (103 births), New York (71 births), Texas (66 births).
How long has the name Sammi been used?
Sammi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sammi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1946–2024 (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.