Unisex name · since 1880
Sammie
Sammie has 20,836 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,836
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sammie is the #5613 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 20,836 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Sammie recorded 20,836 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #5613 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,613 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,836 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sammie ranks #821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,613 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,836 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,836
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sammie's 20,836 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Sammie compares
20,836 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sammie's all-time total is 56x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sammie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,836 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 492 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sammie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sammie's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 492, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sammie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 492
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Sammie popularity over time - girls
7,833 total births recorded since 1880 (Sammie as girls' name)
Sammie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (4,181 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Sammie's strongest decade.
4,181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Sammie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 50
1880s
50 births
- 1890s 121
1890s
121 births
- 1900s 291
1900s
291 births
- 1910s 1,372
1910s
1,372 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,853 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,332 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,181 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,423 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,117 births
- 1970s 1,172
1970s
1,172 births
- 1980s 724
1980s
724 births
- 1990s 498
1990s
498 births
- 2000s 314
2000s
314 births
- 2010s 279
2010s
279 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 4,181 births (20% of all-time use).
How Sammie 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 Sammie's total volume
Sammie by state
Where Sammie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 3,141 | 15.1% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 2,373 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,152 | 10.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,975 | 9.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 1,359 | 6.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 1,067 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 929 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 891 | 4.3% |
3,141 of 20,836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Sammie appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sammie's data
- Sammie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (4,181 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Sammies (3,141 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sammie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sammie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Sammie 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.