Boys' name · since 1975
Samy
895 babies named Samy in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samy currently ranks #3698 among boys' names in America, with 895 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samy has been recorded 895 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #3698 nationally and more common than 73% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,520 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,698 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 895 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samy ranks #5,520 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,698 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 895 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samy's 895 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Samy compares
895 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Samy's all-time total is 143% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 895 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samy splits its recorded history at 2002: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Samy popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2011 (Samy as girls' name)
Samy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Samy's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Samy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (29% of all-time use).
How Samy 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 Samy's total volume
Samy by state
Where Samy concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 27 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 27 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 1.1% |
58 of 895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Samy's data
- Samy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Samys (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Samy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Samy 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.