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Sammy
OriginHebrew
Meaning"god has heard"
About Sammy
Short for Samantha or long for Sam, Sammy is a sweet midcentury nickname name that we can see coming back.
Pronounced SAM-ee.
As of October 2026, Sammy ranked #5208 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1226 in 1936.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,634 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,847 | 28 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Sammy on lists
Sammy in pop culture
- Sammy Davis Jr.
Jr., female dog in book/film "Everything Is Illuminated"
- Sammy Gutierrez
a character from the "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" TV series
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