Boys' name · since 1896
Sammy
Sammy has 43,382 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #550 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,382
- born since 1896
- 1940s
- peak decade
43,382 babies have been named Sammy since 1896, making it today's #1853 boys' name.
Sammy has 43,382 recorded births among boys since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1853 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, 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 1896 to 2025.
- #550 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,853 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 43,382 born since 1896
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sammy ranks #550 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,853 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 43,382 born since 1896, peaking in the 1940s.
- #550 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,382
- born since 1896
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sammy's 43,382 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sammy compares
43,382 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Sammy's all-time total is 118x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sammy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,382 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,210 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sammy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sammy's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 1,210, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sammy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 1,210
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Sammy popularity over time - girls
1,758 total births recorded since 1913 (Sammy as girls' name)
Sammy by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (9,360 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Sammy's strongest decade.
9,360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Sammy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 78
1900s
78 births
- 1910s 480
1910s
480 births
- 1920s 1,842
1920s
1,842 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,173 births
- 1940s
1940s
9,360 births
- 1950s
1950s
8,105 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,602 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,888 births
- 1980s 2,621
1980s
2,621 births
- 1990s 2,235
1990s
2,235 births
- 2000s 2,045
2000s
2,045 births
- 2010s 1,310
2010s
1,310 births
- 2020s 638
2020s
638 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 9,360 births (22% of all-time use).
How Sammy 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 Sammy's total volume
Sammy by state
Where Sammy concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,886 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 3,426 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 2,519 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 2,245 | 5.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 2,009 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 1,790 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,765 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 1,571 | 3.6% |
6,886 of 43,382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Sammy appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sammy's data
- Sammy's decade-level peak was the 1940s (9,360 total births); usage has since declined to 638 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sammys (6,886 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Sammy: 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 (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Sammy 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.