Sammy

Meaning: Name of God, also read as God has set or asked of God
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Samuel

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 have carried the name since.

Across the states

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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.

#509 in Ireland (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,066 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,606 in Italy (2024) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #2,954 in France (2025) · #1,727 in Austria (2024) · #533 in Scotland (2023) · #1,367 in Belgium (2023) · #7,651 in Ecuador (2023) · #326 in N. Ireland (2021) and 3 more.

Famous Sammys

Sammy Davis Jr. — American entertainer (1925–1990)
Sammy Bossut — Belgian footballer (born 1985)
Sammy Adjei — Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)
Sammy Hagar — American rock musician (born 1947)
Sammy Sosa — Dominican baseball player (born 1968)

In stories & tradition

Sammy Fabelman — Fictional protagonist of The Fabelmans
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 footballer (born 1985).

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 · Benny · Shay · Tommy · Mickey · Jimmy

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