Sammy Name Popularity

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How popular is Sammy?

In 2018 the uncommon name Sammy, ranked the 1,477th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sammy is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #170 was reached in 1946.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 1,210 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sammy was less than 5, most recently in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1911-1930, 1937-1942, and 1943-1946, the name Sammy took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2008-2012 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Sammy has steadily decreased in popularity. however, the number of children named Sammy lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sammy?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sammy is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Sammy has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sammy (Girl)		Sammy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		17	6,995	117	1,477
2017		14	8,188	140	1,298
2016		21	6,148	129	1,378
2015		18	6,916	126	1,378
2014		21	6,167	143	1,253
2013		18	6,966	119	1,410
2012		13	9,023	120	1,394
2011		13	9,047	158	1,145
2010		13	9,128	153	1,181
2009		14	8,795	158	1,154
2008		13	9,382	205	975
2007		5	19,974	184	1,026
2006		9	12,238	198	946
2005		18	6,766	214	861
2004		13	8,631	216	824
2003		10	10,285	216	806
2002		12	8,729	200	835
2001		10	9,954	234	745
2000		13	7,946	218	763
1999		13	7,627	209	766
1998		13	7,443	248	685
1997		8	10,609	195	766
1996		13	7,053	183	794
1995		11	7,964	179	802
1994		10	8,656	220	703
1993		7	11,522	195	749
1992		8	10,263	270	629
1991		11	7,856	243	653
1990		5	14,750	293	587
1989		10	7,907	288	574
1988		14	5,835	234	619
1987		26	3,499	248	578
1986		17	4,688	262	549
1985		10	6,831	243	568
1984		18	4,285	217	577
1983		25	3,314	254	524
1982		14	5,143	270	518
1981		5	11,746	262	521
1980		5	11,747	343	451
1979		7	8,773	291	484
1978		10	6,295	297	468
1977		8	7,404	331	437
1976		7	7,936	343	421
1975		9	6,349	352	411
1974		9	6,129	395	391
1973		10	5,488	439	367
1972		8	6,424	460	366
1971		13	4,480	506	358
1970		8	6,243	474	373
1969		11	4,668	509	353
1968		11	4,435	512	340
1967		13	3,803	549	319
1966		13	3,698	569	310
1965		15	3,376	619	303
1964		12	4,054	736	288
1963		10	4,485	707	292
1962		11	4,217	751	280
1961		17	3,159	783	279
1960		15	3,327	866	272
1959		21	2,577	858	269
1958		7	5,307	873	262
1957		16	3,009	793	267
1956		10	4,115	737	269
1955		19	2,622	751	251
1954		15	2,991	769	251
1953		16	2,795	769	245
1952		18	2,567	782	239
1951		12	3,256	884	219
1950		17	2,515	887	214
1949		26	1,911	999	202
1948		18	2,404	1,075	187
1947		29	1,813	1,210	175
1946		24	1,910	1,193	170
1945		24	1,736	949	174
1944		28	1,570	973	173
1943		35	1,418	899	183
1942		21	1,908	832	194
1941		23	1,684	652	208
1940		18	1,949	577	217
1939		21	1,723	503	232
1938		20	1,797	497	239
1937		18	1,904	470	248
1936		35	1,226	461	245
1935		24	1,539	436	258
1934		18	1,900	412	269
1933		18	1,895	349	281
1932		26	1,513	354	290
1931		27	1,452	345	301
1930		25	1,603	345	305
1929		19	1,944	302	318
1928		27	1,580	279	340
1927		19	2,089	235	389
1926		19	2,064	202	428
1925		13	2,754	157	487
1924		23	1,860	163	487
1923		12	2,887	147	506
1922		9	3,615	130	555
1921		11	3,124	115	595
1920		13	2,708	113	589
1919		16	2,243	86	671
1918		21	1,873	82	698
1917		16	2,191	72	738
1916		8	3,503	53	873
1915		7	3,740	50	878
1914		5	4,105	51	742
1913		6	3,129	20	1,171
1912		< 5	--	23	963
1911		< 5	--	20	727
1910		< 5	--	23	617
1909		< 5	--	6	1,420
1908		< 5	--	13	773
1907		< 5	--	10	923
1906		< 5	--	6	1,231
1905		< 5	--	5	1,396
1904		< 5	--	13	678
1903		< 5	--	6	1,110
1902		< 5	--	7	1,006
1901		< 5	--	5	1,191
1900		< 5	--	7	1,148
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	5	1,243
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.