How Many People Are Named Sammye?
An estimated 276 people in the United States have the first name Sammye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Sammye peaked in popularity in 1947 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sammye 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 Sammye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Sammye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
276
About 1 in 1,241,864 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1947
29 births
Total Registered
723
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sammye
Sammye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 723 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sammye as a female name
Ranked #10,522 in 1976
5 female births in 1976
Peak: 1947 (29 births)
Sammye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sammye span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 223 babies were registered. Sammye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sammye by Decade
How has Sammye 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.
Sammye by State
Birth registrations for Sammye span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas. On average, about 52 Sammyes were registered per state.
Sammye + Last Name Combinations
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Sammye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sammye?
We estimate approximately 276 people named Sammye 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 1,241,864 Americans share this first name.
Is Sammye a common name?
Sammye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 723 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sammye most popular?
Sammye reached peak popularity in 1947, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sammye is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sammye a female name?
Sammye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sammye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sammye Smith, Sammye Johnson, Sammye 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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