Boy

Sammy

SAM-ee

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Diminutive of Samuel, Hebrew 'God has heard.' A friendly, approachable name that maintains biblical roots while feeling contemporary and warm.”

Popularity Over Time

Sammy US popularity rank over timeRank 1719 in 2023 to rank 170 in 1946. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#170#945#17191900192019401960198020002024

Sammy is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Hebrew

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Sam

Style

PlayfulClassicSoft

Famous Bearers

  • Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Sammy Hagar
  • Sammy Sosa

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Sonny

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Samson

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Simon

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Sonny

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Jonny

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Oliver

Latin Top 10

Felix

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Hebrew and English-speaking contexts

People Also Ask

Diminutive of Samuel, Hebrew 'God has heard.' A friendly, approachable name that maintains biblical roots while feeling contemporary and warm.

Sammy is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Sammy include Sam.

Names that pair beautifully with Sammy include Sonny, Jonny, Oliver, Felix.