Sammie
#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · #5,608 for boys in 2025, 16 births
Given to boys 72.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1944 · 434 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,836since 1880
Sammie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,352 | 32 | #5,608 | 16 |
| 2024 | #4,387 | 32 | #4,890 | 20 |
| 2023 | #5,248 | 24 | #4,886 | 20 |
| 2022 | #4,907 | 27 | #5,874 | 15 |
| 2021 | #3,435 | 45 | #5,110 | 18 |
| 2020 | #3,676 | 40 | #4,698 | 20 |
| 2019 | #4,072 | 35 | #4,639 | 21 |
| 2018 | #3,559 | 43 | #6,036 | 14 |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 | #3,993 | 26 |
| 2016 | #4,632 | 30 | #4,098 | 25 |
| 2015 | #4,144 | 35 | #3,982 | 26 |
| 2014 | #4,892 | 28 | #4,138 | 24 |
| 2013 | #6,017 | 21 | #3,060 | 36 |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | #3,059 | 37 |
| 2011 | #4,072 | 36 | #3,695 | 28 |
| 2010 | #5,108 | 27 | #2,826 | 42 |
| 2009 | #5,097 | 28 | #3,105 | 37 |
| 2008 | #4,550 | 33 | #3,005 | 39 |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 | #3,444 | 31 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #3,306 | 32 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #3,447 | 28 |
| 2004 | #4,949 | 26 | #3,285 | 29 |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | #3,119 | 30 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #3,022 | 30 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #3,410 | 25 |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | #2,736 | 33 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #2,023 | 47 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 | #2,450 | 35 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #2,164 | 40 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #1,817 | 50 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #2,346 | 33 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #1,716 | 52 |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | #1,620 | 55 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #1,472 | 62 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #1,314 | 73 |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | #1,615 | 51 |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | #1,327 | 68 |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 | #1,373 | 57 |
| 1987 | #2,972 | 32 | #1,400 | 52 |
| 1986 | #2,300 | 44 | #1,118 | 71 |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | #1,190 | 62 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | #1,096 | 67 |
| 1983 | #2,398 | 39 | #987 | 80 |
| 1982 | #2,532 | 37 | #1,050 | 75 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #886 | 101 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #938 | 91 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #864 | 101 |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | #891 | 93 |
| 1977 | #2,515 | 34 | #913 | 86 |
| 1976 | #2,135 | 40 | #911 | 83 |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | #831 | 100 |
| 1974 | #2,497 | 30 | #721 | 129 |
| 1973 | #2,455 | 30 | #735 | 119 |
| 1972 | #1,975 | 41 | #646 | 152 |
| 1971 | #2,296 | 34 | #665 | 154 |
| 1970 | #2,160 | 37 | #657 | 155 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #637 | 155 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #628 | 145 |
| 1967 | #2,039 | 33 | #581 | 169 |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | #550 | 194 |
| 1965 | #1,672 | 45 | #540 | 200 |
| 1964 | #1,593 | 51 | #546 | 208 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #514 | 244 |
| 1962 | #1,476 | 57 | #507 | 242 |
| 1961 | #1,454 | 59 | #485 | 270 |
| 1960 | #1,393 | 62 | #466 | 290 |
| 1959 | #1,407 | 58 | #472 | 281 |
| 1958 | #1,282 | 68 | #447 | 307 |
| 1957 | #1,187 | 79 | #446 | 298 |
| 1956 | #1,186 | 77 | #419 | 324 |
| 1955 | #1,292 | 61 | #389 | 344 |
| 1954 | #1,093 | 81 | #373 | 358 |
| 1953 | #1,071 | 81 | #358 | 360 |
| 1952 | #954 | 96 | #360 | 355 |
| 1951 | #928 | 98 | #342 | 399 |
| 1950 | #895 | 98 | #338 | 397 |
| 1949 | #820 | 114 | #330 | 430 |
| 1948 | #810 | 114 | #310 | 479 |
| 1947 | #706 | 144 | #311 | 492 |
| 1946 | #644 | 151 | #317 | 410 |
| 1945 | #654 | 126 | #295 | 415 |
| 1944 | #589 | 156 | #285 | 434 |
| 1943 | #555 | 186 | #308 | 404 |
| 1942 | #554 | 180 | #295 | 420 |
| 1941 | #567 | 151 | #305 | 355 |
| 1940 | #602 | 134 | #302 | 342 |
| 1939 | #602 | 125 | #302 | 346 |
| 1938 | #600 | 132 | #293 | 349 |
| 1937 | #573 | 140 | #306 | 303 |
| 1936 | #549 | 143 | #298 | 319 |
| 1935 | #575 | 125 | #298 | 333 |
| 1934 | #556 | 134 | #294 | 338 |
| 1933 | #549 | 134 | #308 | 300 |
| 1932 | #562 | 135 | #295 | 347 |
| 1931 | #613 | 117 | #296 | 349 |
| 1930 | #605 | 131 | #304 | 348 |
| 1929 | #698 | 100 | #314 | 307 |
| 1928 | #594 | 141 | #305 | 331 |
| 1927 | #657 | 120 | #316 | 332 |
| 1926 | #627 | 130 | #343 | 281 |
| 1925 | #668 | 122 | #346 | 285 |
| 1924 | #676 | 121 | #359 | 275 |
| 1923 | #674 | 121 | #377 | 252 |
| 1922 | #657 | 122 | #379 | 252 |
| 1921 | #813 | 81 | #369 | 270 |
| 1920 | #680 | 114 | #368 | 268 |
| 1919 | #646 | 115 | #387 | 229 |
| 1918 | #671 | 113 | #358 | 264 |
| 1917 | #686 | 100 | #433 | 171 |
| 1916 | #904 | 56 | #452 | 154 |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 | #429 | 159 |
| 1914 | #765 | 57 | #412 | 133 |
| 1913 | #767 | 47 | #462 | 86 |
| 1912 | #795 | 39 | #491 | 65 |
| 1911 | #790 | 30 | #344 | 63 |
| 1910 | #781 | 30 | #370 | 48 |
| 1909 | #773 | 27 | #378 | 40 |
| 1908 | #617 | 38 | #438 | 30 |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | #351 | 39 |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | #378 | 32 |
| 1905 | #797 | 21 | #365 | 32 |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 | #344 | 34 |
| 1903 | #813 | 18 | #656 | 12 |
| 1902 | #849 | 17 | #460 | 21 |
| 1901 | #723 | 20 | #433 | 19 |
| 1900 | #780 | 22 | #393 | 32 |
| 1899 | #664 | 22 | #424 | 19 |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 | #573 | 14 |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | #615 | 12 |
| 1896 | #813 | 16 | #641 | 12 |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | #501 | 16 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | #564 | 11 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #641 | 16 | #498 | 14 |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #809 | 6 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sammie was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Sammie is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#79 · 1 in 397
- South Carolina#117 · 1 in 634
- Georgia#147 · 1 in 891
- Florida#160 · 1 in 972
- Arkansas#167 · 1 in 949
Best ever in a state: #55 in Mississippi, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #79 | 52 | 1 in 397 |
| South Carolina | #117 | 29 | 1 in 634 |
| Georgia | #147 | 32 | 1 in 891 |
| Florida | #160 | 15 | 1 in 972 |
| Arkansas | #167 | 19 | 1 in 949 |
| Alabama | #175 | 23 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Texas | #191 | 58 | 1 in 981 |
| Tennessee | #200 | 15 | 1 in 1,669 |
| Missouri | #249 | 12 | 1 in 2,425 |
| Kentucky | #259 | 12 | 1 in 2,217 |
| West Virginia | #260 | 8 | 1 in 2,285 |
| Oklahoma | #278 | 10 | 1 in 2,297 |
| Kansas | #282 | 5 | 1 in 3,045 |
| Louisiana | #300 | 9 | 1 in 2,258 |
| North Carolina | #493 | 6 | 1 in 5,853 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 718 spots since 2024 (#4,890 → #5,608)
- 910 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #5,608)
- 1,626 spots since 2015 (#3,982 → #5,608)
- Biggest jump: 356 spots in 1895 (#857 → #501)
- Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1903 (#460 → #656)
Rise & fade · boys
64 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1944 at #285 (434 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 100 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1887–1981
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,979
- Highest: 1 in 2,979 boys born in 1931 were named Sammie (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 106,755 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #285 in 1944, was only 1 in 3,140 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 20.1% of all boys named Sammie (4,181) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2014
- Mostly boys until 2013, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #498 (1889) | #806 |
| 1890s | 121 | #424 (1899) | #614 |
| 1900s | 291 | #344 (1904) | #420 |
| 1910s | 1,372 | #344 (1911) | #414 |
| 1920s | 2,853 | #305 (1928) | #348 |
| 1930s | 3,332 | #293 (1938) | #299 |
| 1940s | 4,181 | #285 (1944) | #306 |
| 1950s | 3,423 | #338 (1950) | #394 |
| 1960s | 2,117 | #466 (1960) | #545 |
| 1970s | 1,172 | #646 (1972) | #783 |
| 1980s | 724 | #886 (1981) | #1,137 |
| 1990s | 498 | #1,314 (1991) | #1,854 |
| 2000s | 314 | #2,736 (2000) | #3,188 |
| 2010s | 279 | #2,826 (2010) | #3,953 |
| 2020s | 109 | #4,698 (2020) | #5,178 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sammie in 1927
girls
#657
120 births · 1 in 9,937 girls
boys
#316
332 births · 1 in 3,394 boys
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 9,937 of them was named Sammie, which outranked 88.3% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 3,394 of them was named Sammie, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Sammie
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.