Sammy

“Variant of Samuel — Name of God; also glossed 'God has set' or 'asked of God'” — Hebrew origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 4,000 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 5,500 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 9,700 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

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
Sammy Jo Carrington — Dynasty
Sammy Terry — fictional human

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.

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

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