How Many People Are Named Sammy?
An estimated 30,940 people in the United States have the first name Sammy. It is predominantly male (96.2%). The average bearer is 56 years old, and Sammy peaked in popularity in 1947 with 1,239 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sammy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sammy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sammy is overwhelmingly male, 1,732 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
30,940
About 1 in 11,078 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
96.2% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1947
1,239 births
Total Registered
45,021
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sammy
Sammy is predominantly male (96.2%), though 1,732 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sammy as a male name
Ranked #1,556 in 2024
112 male births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (1,210 births)
Sammy as a female name
Ranked #6,336 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1936 (35 births)
Sammy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sammy span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 9,606 babies were registered. Sammy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sammy by Decade
How has Sammy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 78 | 78 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 559 | 480 | 79 | |
| 1920s | 2,007 | 1,842 | 165 | |
| 1930s | 4,405 | 4,173 | 232 | |
| 1940s | 9,606 | 9,360 | 246 | |
| 1950s | 8,255 | 8,104 | 151 | |
| 1960s | 6,731 | 6,603 | 128 | |
| 1970s | 3,977 | 3,888 | 89 | |
| 1980s | 2,765 | 2,621 | 144 | |
| 1990s | 2,334 | 2,235 | 99 | |
| 2000s | 2,161 | 2,044 | 117 | |
| 2010s | 1,487 | 1,309 | 178 | |
| 2020s | 651 | 547 | 104 | |
Sammy by State
Birth registrations for Sammy span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 945 Sammys were registered per state.
Sammy + Last Name Combinations
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Sammy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sammy?
We estimate approximately 30,940 people named Sammy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,078 Americans share this first name.
Is Sammy a common name?
Sammy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45,021 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sammy most popular?
Sammy reached peak popularity in 1947, when 1,239 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sammy is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sammy a male name?
Sammy is predominantly male. 96.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sammy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sammy Smith, Sammy Johnson, Sammy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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