Sammy
Boy · SAM-ee · Hebrew
Sammy is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 1,852nd for boys in the US (85 babies).
What does Sammy mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Samuel
“God has heard”
A pet form of Samuel or Sam.
- Say it
- SAM-ee
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Is Sammy a girl's or a boy's name?
Sammy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 28 boys in the UK and 25 girls and 85 boys in the US.
How popular is Sammy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Sammy, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 46 boys. 3 girls were also named Sammy in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Sammy than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Sammy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 26% of the babies named Sammy in the UK in 1996, and 10% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.
Sammy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 31 | #1,016 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 35 | #956 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,005 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,166 |
| 2011 | 42 | #810 |
| 2010 | 42 | #786 |
| 2009 | 46 | #725 |
| 2008 | 42 | #766 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 33 | #658 |
| 2001 | 37 | #576 |
| 2000 | 22 | #842 |
| 1999 | 33 | #611 |
| 1998 | 26 | #714 |
| 1997 | 28 | #652 |
| 1996 | 29 | #615 |
How popular is Sammy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,852among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the US were named Sammy, making it the 1,852nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,568th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 1,210 boys. It first appears in the records in 1896. 25 girls were also named Sammy in 2025 (5,098th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Sammy than any year since 1918.
Half of all the boys named Sammy in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 101 boys in the US were given Sammy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,477, up from #1,852 for this spelling alone.
- Sammy 85
- Sammie 16
In 2025, 23% of the babies named Sammy in the US were girls.
Sammy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #1,852 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1,540 |
| 2023 | 98 | #1,711 |
| 2022 | 115 | #1,551 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,469 |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,568 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,592 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,478 |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,293 |
| 2016 | 129 | #1,373 |
| 2015 | 126 | #1,374 |
| 2014 | 143 | #1,252 |
| 2013 | 119 | #1,405 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,391 |
| 2011 | 158 | #1,143 |
| 2010 | 154 | #1,175 |
| 2009 | 158 | #1,153 |
| 2008 | 205 | #974 |
| 2007 | 184 | #1,025 |
| 2006 | 198 | #945 |
| 2005 | 214 | #860 |
| 2004 | 217 | #819 |
| 2003 | 217 | #799 |
| 2002 | 200 | #831 |
| 2001 | 234 | #742 |
| 2000 | 218 | #759 |
| 1999 | 209 | #761 |
| 1998 | 248 | #684 |
| 1997 | 195 | #761 |
| 1996 | 183 | #792 |
| 1995 | 179 | #798 |
| 1994 | 220 | #701 |
| 1993 | 195 | #746 |
| 1992 | 270 | #625 |
| 1991 | 242 | #653 |
| 1990 | 294 | #585 |
| 1989 | 288 | #572 |
| 1988 | 234 | #618 |
| 1987 | 248 | #578 |
| 1986 | 262 | #548 |
| 1985 | 243 | #565 |
| 1984 | 217 | #576 |
| 1983 | 254 | #523 |
| 1982 | 270 | #518 |
| 1981 | 262 | #520 |
| 1980 | 343 | #451 |
| 1979 | 291 | #485 |
| 1978 | 297 | #467 |
| 1977 | 331 | #437 |
| 1976 | 343 | #419 |
| 1975 | 352 | #411 |
| 1974 | 394 | #391 |
| 1973 | 439 | #367 |
| 1972 | 460 | #368 |
| 1971 | 507 | #357 |
| 1970 | 474 | #373 |
| 1969 | 508 | #353 |
| 1968 | 513 | #340 |
| 1967 | 548 | #319 |
| 1966 | 570 | #310 |
| 1965 | 619 | #302 |
| 1964 | 735 | #288 |
| 1963 | 705 | #291 |
| 1962 | 752 | #279 |
| 1961 | 787 | #278 |
| 1960 | 865 | #272 |
| 1959 | 858 | #269 |
| 1958 | 873 | #262 |
| 1957 | 795 | #266 |
| 1956 | 739 | #268 |
| 1955 | 750 | #251 |
| 1954 | 769 | #251 |
| 1953 | 770 | #243 |
| 1952 | 781 | #239 |
| 1951 | 884 | #219 |
| 1950 | 886 | #214 |
| 1949 | 1,000 | #202 |
| 1948 | 1,075 | #186 |
| 1947 | 1,210 | #175 |
| 1946 | 1,193 | #170 |
| 1945 | 949 | #174 |
| 1944 | 973 | #173 |
| 1943 | 899 | #183 |
| 1942 | 832 | #193 |
| 1941 | 652 | #208 |
| 1940 | 577 | #217 |
| 1939 | 503 | #232 |
| 1938 | 496 | #239 |
| 1937 | 471 | #248 |
| 1936 | 461 | #244 |
| 1935 | 436 | #258 |
| 1934 | 412 | #268 |
| 1933 | 349 | #281 |
| 1932 | 354 | #290 |
| 1931 | 345 | #300 |
| 1930 | 346 | #305 |
| 1929 | 300 | #318 |
| 1928 | 280 | #337 |
| 1927 | 235 | #387 |
| 1926 | 202 | #426 |
| 1925 | 157 | #483 |
| 1924 | 163 | #485 |
| 1923 | 147 | #502 |
| 1922 | 130 | #554 |
| 1921 | 115 | #592 |
| 1920 | 113 | #587 |
| 1919 | 86 | #669 |
| 1918 | 82 | #692 |
| 1917 | 72 | #723 |
| 1916 | 53 | #864 |
| 1915 | 50 | #868 |
| 1914 | 51 | #734 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,146 |
| 1912 | 23 | #935 |
| 1911 | 20 | #707 |
| 1910 | 23 | #598 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1908 | 13 | #744 |
| 1907 | 10 | #865 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 13 | #647 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 |
| 1902 | 7 | #932 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
Nicknames for Sammy
- Sam 161 boys in the UK in 2025
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