Sammie
Sammie is given to both girls and boys: 32 girls and 16 boys were given it in 2025 (#4,442 among girls’ names and #5,804 among boys’, #5,812 among all names counting both); 28,669 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 12,800 Americans named Sammie and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (45% of everyone recorded); the median is 66 years old and half are between 47 and 77.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Sammie by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Sammie mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Sammie is “a diminutive of the male given name Samuel, also used as a formal given name.”
Also “a diminutive of the female given name Samantha, also used as a formal given name.”
From Sam + -ie.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Sammie?
#5,804 among boys’ names, 2025
Sammie fell from #4,053 in 2015 to #5,804 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 13.6 to 9.4 per million.
636 babies in 1947, the peak
Sammie peaked in 1947, when 636 babies were given it (492 boys, #311 among boys’ names). The 48 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 8% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,442 | 16 | #5,804 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4,456 | 20 | #5,024 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,355 | 20 | #5,029 |
| 2022 | 27 | #5,002 | 15 | #6,087 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3,481 | 18 | #5,291 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3,730 | 20 | #4,830 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4,142 | 21 | #4,776 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3,605 | 14 | #6,272 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,677 | 26 | #4,083 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4,714 | 25 | #4,178 |
Every recorded year (145)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35 | #4,214 | 26 | #4,053 |
| 2014 | 28 | #5,007 | 24 | #4,236 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,212 | 36 | #3,110 |
| 2012 | 41 | #3,840 | 37 | #3,105 |
| 2011 | 36 | #4,137 | 28 | #3,773 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,217 | 42 | #2,862 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,201 | 37 | #3,151 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4,625 | 39 | #3,049 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,551 | 31 | #3,493 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,671 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2005 | 26 | #5,081 | 28 | #3,507 |
| 2004 | 26 | #5,045 | 29 | #3,350 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,826 | 30 | #3,174 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,977 | 30 | #3,074 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,333 | 25 | #3,487 |
| 2000 | 23 | #5,117 | 33 | #2,791 |
| 1999 | 17 | #6,138 | 47 | #2,053 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,917 | 35 | #2,491 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,817 | 40 | #2,193 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,667 | 50 | #1,832 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,420 | 33 | #2,386 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,647 | 52 | #1,726 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,772 | 55 | #1,632 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,235 | 62 | #1,480 |
| 1991 | 26 | #4,021 | 73 | #1,317 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,788 | 51 | #1,626 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,214 | 68 | #1,330 |
| 1988 | 42 | #2,575 | 57 | #1,385 |
| 1987 | 32 | #3,015 | 52 | #1,420 |
| 1986 | 44 | #2,331 | 71 | #1,123 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,992 | 62 | #1,207 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,503 | 67 | #1,105 |
| 1983 | 39 | #2,417 | 80 | #993 |
| 1982 | 37 | #2,571 | 75 | #1,058 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,689 | 101 | #889 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,474 | 91 | #944 |
| 1979 | 14 | #5,039 | 101 | #869 |
| 1978 | 26 | #3,073 | 93 | #895 |
| 1977 | 34 | #2,548 | 86 | #918 |
| 1976 | 40 | #2,163 | 83 | #920 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,730 | 100 | #834 |
| 1974 | 30 | #2,542 | 129 | #723 |
| 1973 | 30 | #2,494 | 119 | #736 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,986 | 152 | #649 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,329 | 154 | #667 |
| 1970 | 37 | #2,193 | 155 | #659 |
| 1969 | 24 | #2,755 | 155 | #640 |
| 1968 | 28 | #2,348 | 145 | #630 |
| 1967 | 33 | #2,068 | 169 | #582 |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,694 | 194 | #551 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,684 | 200 | #542 |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,606 | 208 | #548 |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,783 | 244 | #514 |
| 1962 | 57 | #1,489 | 242 | #507 |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,461 | 270 | #485 |
| 1960 | 62 | #1,401 | 290 | #466 |
| 1959 | 58 | #1,414 | 281 | #472 |
| 1958 | 68 | #1,289 | 307 | #447 |
| 1957 | 79 | #1,190 | 298 | #446 |
| 1956 | 77 | #1,191 | 324 | #418 |
| 1955 | 61 | #1,301 | 344 | #388 |
| 1954 | 81 | #1,098 | 358 | #373 |
| 1953 | 81 | #1,073 | 360 | #358 |
| 1952 | 96 | #960 | 355 | #359 |
| 1951 | 98 | #936 | 399 | #341 |
| 1950 | 98 | #897 | 397 | #337 |
| 1949 | 114 | #821 | 430 | #331 |
| 1948 | 114 | #811 | 479 | #311 |
| 1947 | 144 | #706 | 492 | #311 |
| 1946 | 151 | #644 | 410 | #317 |
| 1945 | 126 | #657 | 415 | #295 |
| 1944 | 156 | #589 | 434 | #285 |
| 1943 | 186 | #556 | 404 | #308 |
| 1942 | 180 | #556 | 420 | #295 |
| 1941 | 151 | #569 | 355 | #306 |
| 1940 | 134 | #606 | 342 | #302 |
| 1939 | 125 | #605 | 346 | #302 |
| 1938 | 132 | #600 | 349 | #294 |
| 1937 | 140 | #574 | 303 | #306 |
| 1936 | 143 | #549 | 319 | #298 |
| 1935 | 125 | #577 | 333 | #298 |
| 1934 | 134 | #558 | 338 | #294 |
| 1933 | 134 | #550 | 300 | #309 |
| 1932 | 135 | #562 | 347 | #296 |
| 1931 | 117 | #616 | 349 | #296 |
| 1930 | 131 | #605 | 348 | #304 |
| 1929 | 100 | #702 | 307 | #314 |
| 1928 | 141 | #596 | 331 | #305 |
| 1927 | 120 | #658 | 332 | #316 |
| 1926 | 130 | #630 | 281 | #344 |
| 1925 | 122 | #672 | 285 | #346 |
| 1924 | 121 | #680 | 275 | #360 |
| 1923 | 121 | #677 | 252 | #377 |
| 1922 | 122 | #657 | 252 | #380 |
| 1921 | 81 | #822 | 270 | #371 |
| 1920 | 114 | #683 | 268 | #368 |
| 1919 | 115 | #648 | 229 | #387 |
| 1918 | 113 | #678 | 264 | #359 |
| 1917 | 100 | #689 | 171 | #435 |
| 1916 | 56 | #913 | 154 | #453 |
| 1915 | 60 | #845 | 159 | #431 |
| 1914 | 57 | #767 | 133 | #413 |
| 1913 | 47 | #774 | 86 | #464 |
| 1912 | 39 | #807 | 65 | #495 |
| 1911 | 30 | #798 | 63 | #348 |
| 1910 | 30 | #792 | 48 | #374 |
| 1909 | 27 | #788 | 40 | #383 |
| 1908 | 38 | #627 | 30 | #449 |
| 1907 | 16 | #985 | 39 | #357 |
| 1906 | 16 | #955 | 32 | #384 |
| 1905 | 21 | #821 | 32 | #369 |
| 1904 | 28 | #665 | 34 | #349 |
| 1903 | 18 | #832 | 12 | #690 |
| 1902 | 17 | #867 | 21 | #473 |
| 1901 | 20 | #741 | 19 | #450 |
| 1900 | 22 | #796 | 32 | #400 |
| 1899 | 22 | #677 | 19 | #435 |
| 1898 | 17 | #837 | 14 | #601 |
| 1897 | 12 | #973 | 12 | #644 |
| 1896 | 16 | #837 | 12 | #668 |
| 1895 | 9 | #1,190 | 16 | #523 |
| 1894 | 10 | #1,052 | 7 | #939 |
| 1893 | 11 | #950 | 9 | #759 |
| 1892 | 8 | #1,159 | 12 | #632 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,083 | 11 | #588 |
| 1890 | 12 | #819 | 9 | #728 |
| 1889 | 16 | #656 | 14 | #517 |
| 1888 | 11 | #833 | 8 | #806 |
| 1887 | 6 | #1,135 | 5 | #1,047 |
| 1886 | 6 | #1,084 | under 5 | |
| 1885 | 6 | #1,029 | 5 | #1,076 |
| 1884 | 6 | #1,009 | 5 | #1,101 |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,014 | 7 | #824 |
| 1881 | 6 | #811 | under 5 | |
| 1880 | 6 | #824 | 6 | #894 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Sammie a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 28,669 Americans recorded as Sammie, 27% are girls and 73% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Sammie: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Sammie, and how old are they?
12,800 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 45% of the 28,669 Americans ever recorded as Sammie. The median Sammie alive today is 66 years old; half are between 47 and 77.
The 2020 Census counted 10,686 people named Sammie (3,960 women and girls, 6,726 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 14,874 born in the U.S. The Census count is 28% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 2,070 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 5,340 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 2,330 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,370 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 938 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 698 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Sammie born?
The states with the most babies named Sammie are Texas, Mississippi and South Carolina, with 46% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Mississippi and South Carolina are not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3,801 | not ranked | 2.2× |
| Mississippi | 3,773 | not ranked | 7.6× |
| South Carolina | 2,460 | not ranked | 4.8× |
| Georgia | 2,297 | not ranked | 2.9× |
| Alabama | 1,705 | not ranked | 2.5× |
| Tennessee | 1,572 | not ranked | 2.3× |
| Arkansas | 1,262 | not ranked | 3.0× |
| Florida | 902 | not ranked | 1.5× |
| Louisiana | 902 | not ranked | 1.6× |
| Oklahoma | 647 | not ranked | 1.3× |
Where Sammie is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Sammie is most over-represented in Mississippi: since 1910 it was given 7.6 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Sammie with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 81,349 babies since 1880, Sammie is the second most given (35% of them). In 2025 it was given to 48 of their 383 babies (13%), the third most given that year.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Sammie
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Sammie and names like it
- Compare Sammie and SammyBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1940sSammie peaked in 1947.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Sammie since 1910.
- The top names of 1947The year the most babies were named Sammie.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Sammie alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with SMost given first.