NameTides

Sammy

Sammy was the #1,852 boys' name in the US in 2025 (85 babies), and #1,066 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Sammy as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sammy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Sammy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,852 (85)#1,066 (28)——#509 (6)#1,804 (11)
2024#1,540 (114)#1,235 (22)——#430 (8)#1,764 (11)
2023#1,711 (98)#1,533 (16)#533 (5)—#516 (6)#1,592 (12)
2022#1,551 (115)#1,224 (22)————
2021#1,469 (122)#1,516 (16)—#326 (5)#552 (5)#1,342 (15)
2020#1,568 (104)#1,150 (23)———#943 (24)
2019#1,592 (104)#1,001 (28)#701 (3)——#1,530 (12)
2018#1,478 (117)#1,324 (19)——#749 (3)#1,219 (16)
2017#1,293 (140)#1,546 (16)#733 (3)——#1,246 (16)
2016#1,373 (129)#994 (29)#707 (3)#421 (3)#541 (5)#1,578 (11)
2015#1,374 (126)#996 (29)—#415 (3)#554 (5)#827 (28)
2014#1,252 (143)#1,144 (23)——#550 (5)#854 (27)
2013#1,405 (119)#1,147 (22)——#711 (3)#858 (27)
2012#1,391 (120)#1,119 (24)———#966 (22)
2011#1,143 (158)#781 (39)#648 (3)——#1,076 (19)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1946 at #170.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1896.
  • In 2025, 23% of US babies named Sammy were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Sammy is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sammy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Sammy (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6236

Sammy (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SammyCanadaGirls—too few
SammyCanadaBoys#1,80411
SammyEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
SammyEngland & WalesBoys#1,06628
SammyIrelandGirls—too few
SammyIrelandBoys#5096
SammyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SammyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SammyScotlandGirls—too few
SammyScotlandBoys—too few
SammyUSGirls#5,09925
SammyUSBoys#1,85285