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Sammy

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sammy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1543 to #5927.199920032007201120172025#1543#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1066 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1994–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2015–2021

    Highest recorded position: #326 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2015–2021).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#106628HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#123522HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#122422HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#151616HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#115023HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#100128HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#132419HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#154616HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#99429HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#99629HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#114423HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#114722HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#111924HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#78139HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#74440HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#68244HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#27218HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#72840HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#78234HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#69838HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#63841HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#195210HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#87524HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#27276HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#81325HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#60033HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#53336HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#81720HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#21897HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#59630HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#21657HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#71623HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#154311HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#62926HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#17559HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#57329HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3265HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4308HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#5415HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#5545HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5505HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#5023HighVerified

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

Where Sammy is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sammy, between 1994 and 2025, in 31 of those 32 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2024England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 2001Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 202119942025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1994–202513#430 in 2024
England and Wales1996–202530#533 in 2001
Northern Ireland2015–20213#326 in 2021

Its high point came 23 years earlier in England and Wales (2001) than in Republic of Ireland (2024).

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What is known about Sammy

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1994–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #326 in Northern Ireland in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.