Sammy-Jo
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAM-ee-JOH
- Origin
- Hebrew
Sammy-Jo is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sammy-Jo mean?
Hebrew: Sammy + Jo
Joins Sammy (Hebrew, “God has heard”) and Jo (Hebrew).
Meanings borrowed from Sammy and Jo.
Is Sammy-Jo a girl's or a boy's name?
Sammy-Jo is a girls' name.
How popular is Sammy-Jo in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sammy-Jo in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sammy-Jo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
Names like Sammy-Jo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarah, Naomi, Hannah, Elizabeth, Jessica, Sophie, Abigail, Anna, Emily, Eleanor, Francesca, Molly
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sammy-Jo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sammy-jo, updated 20 October 2026.