Sammy Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales — female rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1755
1997	#1543
1998	#2165
1999	#2189
2000	#2167
2001	#2226
2002	#2868
2003	#2727
2004	#1952
2005	#3382
2006	#2320
2007	#4294
2008	#2721
2009	#3422
2010	#3533
2011	#4764
2012	#5876
2013	#5742
2014	#4684
2017	#4763
2018	#5666
2021	#5581
2022	#4645

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #326 in Northern Ireland in 2021.

Sammy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1235	22	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#1533	16	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#4645	4	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#1224	22	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#1516	16	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1150	23	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#1001	28	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#5666	3	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#1324	19	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#1546	16	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#994	29	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#996	29	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#1144	23	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#5742	3	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#1147	22	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#5876	3	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#1119	24	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#781	39	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#744	40	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#3422	6	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#682	44	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#2721	8	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#728	40	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#782	34	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#2320	9	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#698	38	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#638	41	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#1952	10	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#875	24	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#2727	6	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#813	25	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#2868	5	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#600	33	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#2226	7	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#533	36	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#2167	7	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#817	20	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#2189	7	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#596	30	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#2165	7	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#716	23	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#1543	11	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#629	26	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#1755	9	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#573	29	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#326	5	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#421	3	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#415	3	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#509	6	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#430	8	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#516	6	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#552	5	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#749	3	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#541	5	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#554	5	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#529	5	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Demonstration data
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#502	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.