Sammy

Meaning: Name of God; also glossed 'God has set' or 'asked of God'
Origin: Variant of Samuel (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1864 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Sammy — on the books since 1896, #1864 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 43,000 boys share it.

Across the states

See where Sammy is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Sammy ranks in other countries and regions.

#559 in Sweden (2025) · #568 in Ireland (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,088 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,954 in France (2025) · #1,942 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sammys

Sammy Davis Jr. — American entertainer (1925–1990)
Sammy Bossut — Belgian association football player
Sammy Adjei — Ghanaian footballer
Sammy Ameobi — English-Nigerian footballer (born 1992)
Sammy Hagar — American rock singer

In stories & tradition

Sammy Fabelman — The Fabelmans (film)
Sammy Jo Carrington — Dynasty (TV series)
Sammy Terry — American television personality

What Sammys become

Among 498 notable people named Sammy:

Sports figures appear 2.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sammy Bossut, Belgian association football player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Sami (#1114), Sammy would rank around #863 with about 280 births last year — the newborns split about 69/31 between Sami and Sammy.

Similar names: Zamir · Mickey · Shay · Tommy · Benny · Jimmy

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