Girls' name · since 1913
Sammye
Sammye has 723 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 723
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
723 girls have been named Sammye since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sammye recorded 723 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1913 to 1976.
- #9,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 723 born since 1913
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sammye ranks #9,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 723 born since 1913, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 723
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sammye's 723 recorded births place it above 87.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sammye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sammye 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 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sammye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1976
- Peak year (1947)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Sammye by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (223 births, 31% of the file).
1940s was Sammye's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sammye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
142 births
- 1940s
1940s
223 births
- 1950s
1950s
137 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 223 births (31% of all-time use).
How Sammye compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sammye's total volume
Sammye by state
Where Sammye concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 173 | 23.9% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.8% |
173 of 723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sammye's data
- Sammye's decade-level peak was the 1940s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sammyes (173 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sammye: 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 (~63 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, 1913–1976 (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 Sammye 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.