Sammy

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Meaning

Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel or Samantha, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami.

From Wikipedia

Sammy first appears in the data in 1896 and has been recorded in 126 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1947 with 1,210 babies (rank #175 that year). In 2024 it was given to 112 boys (rank #1,556). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Sammy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sammy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

45,021

Total babies (all years)

126

Years in the data

1,210

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Sammy

Sammy Bossutassociation football player · b. 1985
Sammy Ameobiassociation football player · b. 1992
Sammy Leeassociation football player · b. 1959
Sammy Sosabaseball player · b. 1968

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1896	5	#1,243
1900	7	#1,148
1901	5	#1,191
1902	7	#1,006
1903	6	#1,110
1904	13	#678
1905	5	#1,396
1906	6	#1,231
1907	10	#923
1908	13	#773
1909	6	#1,420
1910	23	#617
1911	20	#727
1912	23	#963
1913	20	#1,171
1914	51	#742
1915	50	#877
1916	53	#873
1917	72	#738
1918	82	#698
1919	86	#671
1920	113	#589
1921	115	#596
1922	130	#555
1923	147	#506
1924	163	#487
1925	157	#487
1926	202	#428
1927	235	#390
1928	280	#340
1929	300	#319
1930	346	#305
1931	345	#300
1932	354	#290
1933	349	#281
1934	412	#269
1935	436	#258
1936	461	#245
1937	471	#248
1938	496	#239
1939	503	#232
1940	577	#217
1941	652	#208
1942	832	#194
1943	899	#183
1944	973	#173
1945	949	#174
1946	1,193	#170
1947	1,210	#175
1948	1,075	#187
1949	1,000	#202
1950	886	#214
1951	884	#219
1952	781	#239
1953	770	#244
1954	769	#251
1955	750	#251
1956	739	#269
1957	795	#266
1958	873	#263
1959	857	#269
1960	866	#272
1961	787	#278
1962	752	#280
1963	705	#292
1964	735	#288
1965	619	#303
1966	570	#310
1967	548	#319
1968	513	#340
1969	508	#353
1970	474	#373
1971	507	#358
1972	460	#368
1973	439	#367
1974	394	#392
1975	352	#411
1976	343	#420
1977	331	#437
1978	297	#468
1979	291	#485
1980	343	#452
1981	262	#520
1982	270	#518
1983	254	#524
1984	217	#577
1985	243	#567
1986	262	#549
1987	248	#578
1988	234	#619
1989	288	#573
1990	294	#586
1991	242	#655
1992	270	#629
1993	195	#750
1994	220	#704
1995	179	#802
1996	183	#794
1997	195	#766
1998	248	#685
1999	209	#766
2000	218	#763
2001	234	#746
2002	200	#835
2003	216	#807
2004	217	#823
2005	214	#862
2006	198	#947
2007	184	#1,026
2008	205	#975
2009	158	#1,155
2010	154	#1,178
2011	158	#1,146
2012	120	#1,395
2013	119	#1,411
2014	143	#1,254
2015	126	#1,379
2016	129	#1,380
2017	140	#1,299
2018	117	#1,486
2019	103	#1,611
2020	104	#1,574
2021	120	#1,495
2022	114	#1,561
2023	97	#1,722
2024	112	#1,556